How Gasification Turns Waste into Energy
Gasification is a proven waste-to-energy solution that converts municipal solid waste into syngas, creating a clean energy source while significantly reducing dependence on landfills.
Turning waste into energy has typically meant incineration, which is burning our trash. But this method has major environmental drawbacks. Gasification could be a better alternative. It’s an old technology that proponents hope to repurpose as a cleaner and more economical waste-to-energy solution, and now several companies in this space claim they’re on the verge of commercialization and expansion.
We produce over 2 billion tons of waste per year, a number that’s expected to grow by 70% by 2050. We’ve long sought ways to turn all this waste into energy, but this has usually meant incineration - that is, burning our trash - a method that many environmentalists say is far too polluting.
A better solution may lie in gasification, an old technology that advocates are trying to repurpose as a way to deal with our waste. Gasification companies don’t burn trash; instead, they turn it into synthetic gas, a process they claim is both economical and eco-friendly.
This synthetic gas can then be converted into a wide variety of end products, such as electricity, diesel fuel, hydrogen fuel, or ethanol, depending on what is most valuable in any given market.
While in the past, gasification companies have struggled to scale up and meet their energy production targets, companies like Sierra Energy, Enerkem, and Plasco now claim they’re ready to commercialize and expand.
Learn more:
From Trash to Power — Gasification Is Changing the Energy Equation
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