Plasma gasification is a versatile and environmentally responsible process for the production of clean energy.
Waste-To-Energy (WTE)
- Complete landfill reclamation while recycling carbon content into energy
- Reduction in greenhouse gases (GHG) by eliminating methane* gases from landfills
- Reduction in GHG's, ie CO2 , by displacing coal power electricity generation
- A clean alternative to incineration
- Significant energy savings and additional avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions by separating ferrous and/or nonferrous metals for recycling, resulting in improved energy efficiency over mining virgin materials
*According to Environment Canada, methane is estimated to have a global warming effect 23 times greater than CO2
“One technology which potentially can use various types of waste, produce electricity and hydrogen without emitting dioxin, furan and mercury, is plasma arc technology. Municipalities can install a plasma arc facility which will eliminate land filling…“ - US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Coal and Petroleum Coke
- 95% reduction in SOx and mercury and 60% Reduction in NOx for coal-fired plant retrofits
- Use of cheap and abundant feedstocks to provide our energy needs
- Reduced reliance on imported oil
- Sustainable energy production with hundreds of years of reserves
- Potential elimination of CO2 emissions through carbon capture compatibility
By using Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), emission levels of criteria pollutants are significantly reduced - even beyond supercritical coal combustion, which is recognized as the most advanced coal-fired power technology ever commercially applied in Canada.
Coal gasification is “the only coal-based energy technology that could result in near zero emissions.” - Pembina Institute
“Gasification is by far the cleanest coal/coke conversion technology.” - Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI)
