Viewpoints
Plasma Garbage
By Rob Holston
November 13, 2009
Friday
Whether or not you own Loggerville or have another direct interest
in Ward Cove Plasma Gasification of Garbage should be a community
discussion. Contrary to claims made by Don West of TransGlobal,
LLC the technology is not based upon a patent he holds. Many
companies are doing this. I have talked to two, Star-Tech Environmental
Corp & EnerSol Technologies, Inc. They both responded similarly
when I told them our location and how much garbage our community
produces per day.
To quote a recent email:
"Thank you for your inquiry to Enersol Technologies.
I have carefully examined your request. At the present time
we do not believe that gasifying MSW in any amount under 250
Tons Per Day is likely feasible for a profit and would require
very robust tipping fees. While certainly the cleanest technology
from an environmental standpoint, usually the bottom line is
economics and I can't offer much hope in that area for such a
small community. Our current efforts in this sector are for
thousands of tons per day in major metropolitan areas and large
regional systems.
Sincerely,
Arthur Yando
VP Business Development
Enersol Technologies Inc."
End quote: "THOUSANDS
OF TONS A DAY" sort of caught my attention, as did "VERY
ROBUST TIPPING." No wonder Mr. West needs the entire 387
acres of Ward Cove. The stockpile of garbage needed will be
immense!
As a retired school teacher
once said, "Do your homework."
Rob Holston
Retired school teacher
Ketchikan, AK
Received November 11, 2009
- Published November 13, 2009
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