I first learnt about this interesting new technology via a Disclosure Project document. Yeah, that’s right, I’m a bit of a UFO nut.
The document was about suppressed technologies, a lot of it was kinda conspiracy theorist like, especially the fact that some of the technologies listed (like this one) are far from classified.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_arc_waste_disposal
I’ve always thought that one day landfills would be mined for their resources, but its happening now. Factories are extracting methane as fuel to support their plants, and now there are plans to convert this waste directly into useful gasses as fuel and to generate electricity.
I read through the list of current and planned facilities and got a slight feeling of pride when I learned one such plant is planned for Swindon, Wiltshire. The closest city to where I lived in the UK.
It shows you just how much we’re progressing and that if you don’t look into some of these things you’ll never know just how much.
August 15, 2009 at 2:14 pm |
There’s a newscientist article a couple of months ago I read about it, can’t remember what it concluded: I think it was, needs more research
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227051.500-could-your-trashcan-solve-the-energy-crisis.html
(you might need to log in via a university to read the article – or have your own subscription, sorry ^_^)