Container Turns Trash Into Energy

IST Energy has found a way to put a gas power plant in a container in the trash, and expect to sell it to hospitals, offices and universities.

The process is fairly clean, as trash gasifies (methane) and burn the methane, instead of burning the garbage itself. Of course that this garbage will continue to produce carbon dioxide, but it will not produce the pollutants that are generated by burning trash or liquids that end up in aquifers.

Universities and offices can expect to pay up to $ 200,000 a year just to handle the garbage. Once you add this to the savings that will be generated the IST units seem quite cheap, costing $ 850,000.

Unfortunately, the garbage must be separated prior to the squeeze. The metal and glass do not contain things that are energy functional, so it must be segregated and recycled separately. But practically everything else generates the gas and can be used to generate energy.

Fill the unit with a maximum of 3 tons of garbage can generate up to 120 kW of power, and twice that energy into heat. This energy is sufficient to supply 15% of the energy that a building needs.

In the end, the best option is not to burn the trash, because we are burning paper (trees), etc. The best option is to recycle.

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