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After nearly 100 days, the flow of oil gushing from the remnants of the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig have finally ceased.
Although many Americans will take this as a cue to resume their general disregard for the dirty practices of Big Oil and Gas companies, it’s important to remember that sealing the well only means the really hard work can finally begin.
With one eye on the approaching hurricanes, clean-up workers continue the arduous task of assessing and adressing the damage that millions of barrels of crude oil have caused to beaches, wetlands, and endangered species preserves.
Desperate to help, one Utah company recently announced it’s completing the FEMA requirements to be able to use its revolutionary energy-producing technology in Gulf Coast restoration efforts.
Turning Garbage Into Fuel
The company, REFILL ENERGY, has developed a patent pending technology that converts any organic material into synthesis gas (SynGas). All materials derived from plants, animals and hydrocarbons (like coal, oil or oil based materials including plastics and synthetic fibers, etc.) become the building blocks for the creation of new energy.
The company claims that results from this process are 100% renewable, with water and air emissions that are environmentally-safe instead of hazardous, but mention of “clean coal” technology and partnerships with coal companies have many people skeptical of their “green” claims.
What Does It Mean In The Gulf?
“The technology we have at our disposal can greatly assist the numerous areas affected in the Gulf, as we can use the oil sludge or hurricane debris as feed stock for the Refill gasifier and convert it to clean synthesis gas which can create electricity or Dimethyl Ether (DME), Mit Ebeling, President of Refill Energy, stated.
“For months this region has been crippled by a disaster our technology can significantly help mitigate. The patent pending Refill process for converting any resident hydrocarbon/biomass into sustainable, renewable energy will create a win/win for the beleaguered residents of the Gulf States,” Ebeling continued.
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Sounds plausible. Hope it works.
Sounds plausible. Hope it works.
The theory sounds great and definitely better than many other forms of energy production. However until we are able to make larger scale fuel-cell type power plants, these sort of fuels will still be burned in inefficient outdated steam engines (power plants) to produce power. This continues to add to the problem we know as climate change.
hope its work
Wouldn't it be great if this thing worked? If it's claims are true, it could be the answer to more than just problems in the gulf! But yes, hard to trust things that seem to good to be true... what's the catch?
hope it works
Great if this turns out to be a viable claim. When things sound to be too good to be true, however, I worry.
'Twould be great if this got going! Like NOW! Prob'ly too late for our current disasters, but in the future ..... .....
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