Well, now, that may soon be possible. That is the claim of a press release from Byogy, of Bakerfield, CA.
One thing the world has too much of is trash. How to dispose of the many tons of trash again and again is a major problem for many cities. If trash could be made to serve a useful and biofriendly purpose everyone would come out ahead. Well, that is exactly what Byogy, a Bakersfield, California enterprise, is gearing up to do.According to the same press release, the gas produced could be done for less then $2/gallon with no subsidies or tax credits.
The company will be able to produce 95-octane gasoline from trash (including manure, garden and landscaping waste as well as food waste) at a cost of just $1.70 to $2.00 per gallon, without any government subsidies or tax credits. In addition to reduced cost and lessened dependency on foreign oil supplies, this fuel has the advantage that it can be painlessly integrated into the existing gasoline distribution system, without any changes to infrastructure or modifications to vehicles on the road. “This green substitute for conventional gasoline,” claims Daniel L Rudnick, CEO of Byogy, “is the Holy Grail of biofuels.”I say, bring it on. I like this idea, and if we can have cheaper gas, and depend less on foreign oil. Which in my book is a huge plus.
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I think this is a wonderful idea if it works! Not only would it be great for the environment, but better prices at the pump! Fantastic, I just love American ingenuity.
ReplyDeleteNow if we could only get all that plastic out there turned into fuel, that would be even better!
Imagine how many old and newer landfills could be salvaged for their stored energy....
Every time I hear about creating fuel from garbage, I think of Back to the Future and realize that one day we might drop a Coke (or was it Pepsi) can into our engine and speed off. I can't imagine, though, having each vehicle be its own converter though. At least not in my lifetime.
ReplyDeleteFollowing up on the landfills comment, some larger companies and even a few colleges have tapped landfills for their stored methane. Proctor & Gamble uses a landfill to power one of their production facilities, and a small college in the northeast uses it to power the majority of their campus. I sure there are probably more examples, but just wanted to throw 2 real world examples out there.
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