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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2009-10-05 01:59 pm

Any energy experts about?

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?

[identity profile] channelpenguin.livejournal.com 2009-10-05 02:29 pm (UTC)(link)
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?

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

Sinister

[identity profile] call-waiting.livejournal.com 2009-10-05 05:11 pm (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] heron61.livejournal.com 2009-10-05 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
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.