RENEWables #31: Syngas Offers a Solution to Landfill Overflow
RENEWables A Sustainability Podcast with David Smart
English - October 21, 2021 20:39 - 20 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEarth Sciences Science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The world has a waste problem. Landfills around the planet are reaching capacity, and in many countries those barriers have already been breached. There are various systems in place to address food waste, but what about the rest? A century-old technology is being revitalized to convert waste into energy through a process called plasma gasification. Bill Smith from XcelPlus International joins RENEWables to discuss how this technology can unlock previously unusable energy sources.