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Article: Waste-to-Energy Systems.
- Article from:
- Engineer: The Professional Bulletin for Army Engineers
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
- Author:
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One of our newest resources is common, everyday trash. "Basic" science tells us that all objects have energy, whether they are trash, scraps, or treasure. Therefore, with the energy situation we are in, many have begun--or already had been--looking at our newest resource for energy. After all, a British thermal unit (BTU) of trash is the same as a BTU of petroleum. This idea has the potential to make companies a lot of money if they can solve some of the problems associated with turning waste (trash) into clean energy.
Clean energy is the crux of the problem. In former times when it was common, open burning of trash was smelly, dirty, and not very efficient. The ...