Is it possible to create an eco friendly energy facility which turns trash into energy?

Answer 1

White trash on exercise bikes attached to generators.

Answer 2

An energy audit can help to identify potential energy saving measures. Additionally, it can be helpful even to call attention to these matters by publishing the results in an accessible manner for all building occupants. How much of the electricity bill, for instance, might be reduced if the lights in the bathrooms were turned off when not in use? This information alone might encourage more conscientious use of energy.

An energy audit involves seeing how efficiently the building consumes resources. Equally importantly, it serves as a means to identify potential resource conserving measures. Some ideas include lighting and occupany sensors, computer monitor replacement and shut down, and larger scale infrastructural changes to improve the efficiency of, say, the HVAC system.

Lighting and Occupany Sensors: These can be borrowed from the Pacific Energy Center's Tool Lending Library and mounted in offices, classrooms, laboraties, bathrooms (especially!) etc. to log data as to how often lights are left on unnecessarily.

At present, we are still working on our energy audit of the Hearst Memorial Mining Building. Keep checking back for more detailed and updated information. We are hoping to publish our results sometime in Spring 2006.

Answer 3

I like your way of thinking but unfortunatly the toxic fumes and emence amount of smoke that the trash would give off would clog the atmosphere. I think the only way that it could even beguin to be friendly to the eco system is if we seperated the toxic material but then it would have a cost compairison at least 1000 times what the energy is costing now. I hope this helps you.

Answer 4

There are companies already doing that. One is called Startech Environmental Corp. It makes plasma converters that break down any kind of trash into its constituent elements. Since most trash is full of hydrogen, one by-product is pure hydrogen, which can be easily converted into energy. The process does consume energy, but it is an interesting way of dealing with trash that can make its constituents readily reusable.

Another company is Global Environmental Energy Corp. This company engages in the development and commercialization of environmentally sustainable technologies across a range of disciplines, which includes the placement of Biosphere System both in the United States and internationally. Its Biosphere Process System can process traditional and nontraditional waste materials into electricity and other beneficial by-products. The Biosphere Process can assist in solving the global waste problem by converting into clean, green electricity such waste materials as municipal solid waste, agricultural surpluses, agricultural effluents, forestry wastes, sewage sludge, medical waste, industrial wastes, flared natural gas, shale oil, sour natural gas, high sulfur oils, waste bilge oil, waste drilling muds, and fluids.

Answer 5

yeah it is. The crazy thing is there are some cities in california that gets there energy from land fills. The land fills burn the methane the trash makes and then its transformed into energy. This is very hard to do but its very possible. Japan does the same techinques.

Answer 6

Not sure about trash but I saw this guy on cable talking about how there are currently conversion boxes being installed in Africa which can use Cow Dung to create electricity as well as clean water.

Answer 7

Yes, I am currently building a zero emission thermal processor to do just that,however I have to use my own money to do it, because it's a lot harder to get a million dollar govt. grant than most people think. Next year when it's up and running, tons of people will come out of the woodwork, and say it was their idea, and steal the design, and then sue me.

Answer 8

sure, also you can use "Charlie's Soap" sold on the Internet, costs 'round twelve bucks, use only a teaspoon full per wash and it is Eco friendly and great for you, it takes out the old soap left in from the heavy chemical soaps. Also check out Miracle II Soap it is the very best to bath in, good for you teeth to brush with and wash your hair in. the better one they sell has oils in it. enjoy....

Answer 9

It appears the most likely course is methane produced through accelerated decomposition. Methane can be burned very efficiently or can be reduced to produce hydrogen to power fuel cells.

Answer 10

yes theres a power plant in akron ohio useing pellets of fuel from old tires and trash