In order to provide alternative solutions to the traditional methods of disposing of waste, and to comply with the Government's intended ambition of zero waste to landfill, waste management companies have been seeking the best ways of recovering all recyclates and energy from the waste that we all throw away.
Advanced Plasma Power’s Gasplasma® process offers the most efficient way of energy recovery from waste available in today’s market.
Waste management companies, contracted to provide waste solutions on behalf of waste producers, regularly deal with the following challenges:
In order to meet these challenges, waste management companies need to recover as much value from their service contracts by recycling materials and recovering energy and/or products from the residual material.
Solutions that can meet these challenges and provide a “Total Solution” to waste management must be considered. Advanced Plasma Power and its Gasplasma® technology can assist with these objectives for a wide range of waste types.
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Energy from waste is a growing area of energy production around the world. Millions of tonnes of waste are either incinerated or sent to landfill each year.
To gain efficiencies incineration has to burn large amounts of waste feedstock, producing Carbon Dioxide (CO2), bottom ash and fly ash which are difficult to handle.
Landfill emits large amounts of greenhouse gases, including CO2, as the organic materials of the waste decompose. Recyclables like glass, metals and hard plastics can be buried as well, removing these valuable materials from circulation.
Gasplasma® energy from waste technology recovers recyclates; there is zero bottom ash and zero fly ash, and Gasplasma® has a negative carbon footprint compared to incineration and landfill.
A full scale Gasplasma® plant uses 150,000 tonnes per year of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). A Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) recovers valuable recyclates and a fuel preparation facility turns the non-recyclable materials into 90,000 tonnes per year of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF).
In the Gasplasma® energy from waste process all organic materials are transformed into a hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (“syngas”) which can be used in gas engines or turbines to generate clean renewable power and renewable heat.
The syngas can be further refined to create biofuels including hydrogen, clean enough to be used in fuel cells.
All inorganic substances are transformed into an inert and become a vitrified, glass like product called Plasmarok® which can be sold to generate a revenue stream.
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To stay competitive energy and utility companies need to diversify the portfolio of services they offer.
Environmentally responsible and alternative forms of energy generation are becoming an important part of portfolio diversification.
Energy from waste has the potential to offer up to 5,000 MW of power capacity in the UK alone. APP offers Gasplasma® as the most efficient energy from waste technology available today.
The Gasplasma® process offers a combination of well proven technologies that can act as base load production. It is also considered an Advanced Conversion Technology (ACT) which is eligible for two Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROC) under the UK Renewable Obligation Order.
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Local governments and local authorities looking for a local solution to waste management can use Gasplasma® energy from waste technology.
A standard Gasplasma® plant accepts 150,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year transforming it into clean renewable power and renewable heat; enough power for 15,000 homes and enough heat for 700 homes.
A full scale plant has a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) at the front-end to recover all recyclable materials, which can be sold generating a revenue stream.
There is zero bottom ash and zero fly ash. All inorganic materials are made inert and are vitrified into a product called Plasmarok®, which can be sold generating a revenue stream.
The Gasplasma® energy from waste plant is small, 10,000sqm (the size of a football pitch), and the stack is just 10m above the eaves. Emissions are low and well within Waste Incineration Directive (WID) limits.
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Renewable Energy production is increasing globally as international legislation starts to commit national governments to ever stricter renewable energy targets.
Many types of renewable power generation are intermittent, like wind and solar, or are too small like micro-generators to supply whole towns and cities.
In reducing the amount of waste going to landfill – zero waste to landfill by 2020 is also a common goal for many governments around the world.
Gasplasma® energy from waste technology transforms waste that would usually be incinerated or sent to landfill into clean renewable power and renewable heat with zero bottom ash and zero fly ash.
A full scale Gasplasma® facility accepts 150,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year. A front-end Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) recovers all recyclable materials, generating a revenue stream.
All organic materials are transformed into a clean hydrogen-rich synthesis gas (syngas) that can be used directly in gas engines or turbines to generate renewable power and renewable heat.
There is zero bottom ash and zero fly ash. All inorganic materials are made inert and vitrified into a product called Plasmarok®, which can be sold to generating a revenue stream.
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Recycling motor vehicles is an established sector with legislative support for the handling of end of life vehicles.
The process of recycling vehicles produces an Automotive Shredder Residue (ASR) or car fluff which needs to be disposed of in an environmentally friendly way.
APP has successfully completed comprehensive testing on ASR at our Swindon plant and can provide significant technical input to the development of projects using ASR as a feedstock for a Gasplasma® plant.
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APP’s Gasplasma® energy from waste process is the most efficient technology in the market.
Gasplasma® efficiently converts different types of wastes into a clean synthesis gas (syngas) rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide.
This syngas can be utilised as a renewable building block in the gas and chemical industries.
It can be refined using industry standard equipment to make pure gases including hydrogen for fuel cells.
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Biomass in the form of waste woods from forestry, paper mills and timber yards is an ideal feedstock for the Gasplasma® energy from waste process.
Contaminated woods, that would otherwise have to be treated as hazardous waste, can also be used.
The Gasplasma® technology separates the organic biomass from the inorganic non-biomass:
Using Gasplasma® will make processes more efficient and reduce overall operating costs.
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Up to half of the UK’s waste is produced by the construction sector; 80% of which is recycled.
This leaves a significant volume of non-recyclable materials, in the form of biomass, that is available for energy recovery.
Construction waste is regularly processed at our Swindon plant and therefore we are in an excellent position to assist with a solution to the construction sector energy containing wastes.
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Water companies have a significant and constant demand for energy.
Water companies have a regular supply of biomass waste feedstock that can be used to produce power in conjunction with other solid wastes such as municipal wastes.
This can achieve dual goals of getting rid of waste in an environmentally safe way whilst also producing clean green power that can reduce carbon footprints by reducing the amount of fossil fuel derived power used.
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Airlines produce significant amounts of mixed wastes and they also use significant amounts of fossil fuels. To control these waste streams and to offset their carbon footprint airlines can develop Gasplasma® plants with APP. Gasplasma® can be used to manufacture green jet aviation fuels using the cleanest syngas in operation from a variety of waste feedstocks (including their own).
The syngas is then converted to liquids under the Fischer-Tropsch method. This can lead to the production of a truly sustainable alternative to jet kerosene and reduce an airline’s impact on climate change.
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Advanced Plasma Power uses its patented Gasplasma® technology as the core driver for all relevant applications involving energy from waste production.
The treatment of resource bearing wastes using our technology provides higher technical recovery rates than alternative energy technologies, while treating any hazardous material that may be contained within the waste.
To date, APP has processed a wide range of materials from a variety of sources – including mined landfill, Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) made from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and contaminated woods.
If your particular industry sector is not mentioned here, please contact APP to see how we can assist with your waste streams.
Our Gasplasma® process is highly flexible and is able to process most forms of waste including hazardous wastes and special wastes.
Please contact us for further details on how we can support your industry.
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