Tictac Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 The Ultimate Garbage Disposal A power station eats up dirty landfill and churns out clean electricity. by Tony McNicol Plasma turns garbage into gas that powers a turbine at a Japanese facility. Images courtesy of David Cyrano/Nature What could be better than a power station that eats up dirty landfill and churns out clean electricity? One facility in Utashinai, Japan, has been doing just that since 2003, using plasma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
war ensemble Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 This makes sense, kill two birds with the same stone. Only time will tell if it produces a substantial amount of electricity, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Southern Jet's House is going to be light up like a X-Mas tree 24/7 if they do that here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Southern Jet's House is going to be light up like a X-Mas tree 24/7 if they do that here. I heard he is searching ebay for a plasma arc torch he can bolt onto his throne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavrik Posted August 30, 2007 Share Posted August 30, 2007 Sounds like a great idea. About time someone did something innovative in the last 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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