Comments on: Ze-gen: Waste Is A Terrible Thing to Waste

By: A Waste Gasification Plant In a Truck « Environmental, Health and Safety News

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:39:14 +0000

[...] Waste Gasification Plant In a Truck From Slashdot “There are plenty of waste-to-energy plants around the US, but most of them simply burn the wa… [...]

By: Roberta Murphy

Roberta Murphy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:47:02 +0000

Is there any possibility that this could be the answer for that continent of trash in the Pacific Ocean. Can you imagine how much energy that would produce. The entire mass is larger than the entire U.S. Bill, if you need any help, call me!

By: Anne Logan

Anne Logan — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:33:24 +0000

Cool! I saw the show Invention Nation on the Science Channel, where they showed the plant in New Bedford. I looked up Ze-gen online. Very hopeful development. We have to do something better with our waste, not create more toxic methane. Congratulations on this clever use of construction waste.

By: jamie

jamie — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:31:05 +0000

No mention of the high levels of mercury and other toxins which are emitted from projects like these. Also if you are burning your waste you are not recycling it. These issues have to be considered before you can say this tech is GREAT. If this tech was so GREAT then it would probably already be in use as the article says gasification has been around for years. Unfortunately no silver bullet yet…

By: Vivek R Dave

Vivek R Dave — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:22:15 +0000

Wow- wonderful stuff!

Finally we can potentially take advantage of the 10% of US oil consumption annually that ends up as clear plastic bottles in landfills and never gets recycled or otherwise converted into useful energy.

By: bill ghormley

bill ghormley — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:49:30 +0000

This is GREAT technology, Wade!

Is there an equation to show the inputs to outputs on this process?