Modern science has given us incredible breakthroughs in medicine, biology, agriculture, transportation, electronics, and communications, but along with the benefits come problems as well. Virtually ...

The trash-hauling giant creates a joint venture called S4 Energy Solutions to build plasma gasification systems that convert separated industrial wastes into electricity and liquid fuels. Martin ...

ALBANY -- As the city of Albany and surrounding communities decide what to do with their garbage as part of a long-term solid waste management and recycling plan, that dirty word "incineration" is ...

Waste gasification, a process for converting garbage into fuel and electricity without incinerating it, may be a step closer to large-scale commercialization. Last week, Houston’s Waste Management, a ...

My town council is considering a proposal to build a plasma incinerator. The company behind the project says the facility will convert solid waste into energy, without producing any harmful emissions.

It was there that he developed his interest in gasification. He formed Sun Energy in 2007 to pursue plasma gasification in various markets. Last spring, Sun Energy approached Jefferson Parish about ...

February 18, 2009 It’s common knowledge that the majority of electricity generation and waste disposal methods currently in widespread use are not very environmentally friendly. New British venture ...

Trash is loaded with the energy trapped in its chemical bonds. Plasma gasification, a technology that has been in development for decades, could finally be ready to extract it. In theory, the process ...