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This looks fascinating - reducing the volume of waste by 95%, while producing excess energy.

Anyone know whether this is going to be something massive - or if it's just not scalable due to complexity?

Date: 2009-10-05 02:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] channelpenguin.livejournal.com
Sounds very promising indeed. Unless there are any unmentioned enviromental concerns, I'd hope this can be scaled up (perhaps simply by using multiple disposal units) or it seems pretty ideal for decentralised energy generation/disposal. One on every block?

Date: 2009-10-05 03:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] d-c-m.livejournal.com
I hope it works!

Sinister

Date: 2009-10-05 05:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] call-waiting.livejournal.com
It's at least some kind of green:

"By providing them with a self-contained waste management capability, we're reducing their logistical footprint, reducing the number of body bags, and reducing their fossil fuel usage."

ELECTRICITY IS PEOPLE!

Date: 2009-10-05 07:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heron61.livejournal.com
I read about a similar system almost 15 years ago. People have been working with this idea for quite a while and it looks exceedingly promising.

Date: 2009-10-06 03:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] khbrown.livejournal.com
So, if it was 15 years ago, is this the oil conspiracy at work?

Date: 2009-10-06 03:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] heron61.livejournal.com
I rather doubt it, when I ran into it, there was a pilot plan somewhere in the US South, that was having trouble with various environmental regulations because there were questions about using this method to dispose of (and thus greatly reduce the volume of) various toxic wastes. It seemed to work exceptionally well, but further studies were ordered, because various regulatory agencies were somewhat uncomfortable with having toxics burned.

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