Mobile Plasma Gasification System for Waste-to-Energy Conversion

Responsible waste disposal has become an important challenge as the world population has grown, concern about the environment has increased, and energy costs have risen. Landfills are unsustainable and have potential to contaminate groundwater, while incineration consumes fuel and can produce hazardous airborne emissions. In response, we propose to develop a mobile plasma gasification system that will enable environmentally responsible and economical waste disposal. Our system will also produce more electric power than it consumes. Our team is well suited to succeed because we have a long history developing innovative thermodynamic systems for military and commercial applications, we have extensive plasma system expertise, and we have a strong commercialization plan. During the Phase I project, we will optimize design trades, complete a preliminary design, and estimate production costs. We will then fabricate and test a prototype system during the Phase II project.