Energy Production

Energy Production

Waste-to-Energy: converting waste material such as municipal solid waste, wood waste, tires, electronic waste and industrial waste into clean energy products like power and liquid fuels.

WPC Plasma Technology provides a uniquely flexible process for the conversion of opportunity fuels, such as, Municipal Waste, coal, petroleum coke and biomass, into synthesis gas ‘syngas’ that can be transformed into a variety of energy products including electricity, transportation fuels and many others using readily available technologies.

“Power generation with Plasma Gasification reduces emissions far below conventional coal plants.”

WPC Plasma Gasification technology and its plasma torch systems when compared to incineration or traditional gasification offer the following benefits:

Feedstock Flexible	Ease of Operation	Environmental Benefits	Flexible Product Delivery
A wide range of opportunity fuels can be accepted with limited preprocessing requirements	The Gasification Reactor Operates at ambient pressures allowing for simple feed system and online maintenance of the plasma torches	Operation is environmentally responsible creating a syngas with very low quantities of NO_x, SO_x, Dioxins and Furans	Syngas composition (H₂ to CO ratio, N₂) can be matched to downstream Process equipment by selection of oxidant and torch power consumption
Multiple Feedstocks can be combined	Plasma Torches have no moving parts resulting in high reliability. Torch consumables are quickly replaced off line by plant maintenance personnel	Inorganic components get converted to glassy slag safe for use as a construction aggregate	Multiple gasification reactors are used for larger projects increasing availability of the gasification system
Difficult fuels such as Tires and Municipal Solid Waste can be easily treated	Plasma power can be easily adjusted to match the gasification process requirements	Air can be used as an oxidant eliminating the need for added capital and operational costs required for air separation plants