http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=11511 Planet Ark Moveable power plants to turn fat into electricity
NETHERLANDS: July 11, 2001 AMSTERDAM - Roaming power plants the size of large trucks may soon be drawing up at rubbish dumps and market gardens to turn fat and muck into energy, if Dutch independent oil group Petroplus' plans succeed. Petroplus said yesterday its majority-owned unit Qlear had developed a small and moveable biomass power unit which will be able to process materials such as frying fat. The systems have the size of a transport container and can produce about 6,000 megawatt hours (MWh) per year, sufficient to supply electricity to more than 2,000 households. Qlear's Chief Executive Paul West told Reuters that his firm would target energy companies, food firms, destruction companies and market gardeners in particular to sell the new product. The systems can be installed within a week and can process more than 1,500 tonnes of frying fat, animal fat or vegetable oil per year. They also produce hot water. The units will be sold at prices ranging from 500,000 to 800,000 euros ($427,700-$684,300). West said a buyer could recover his investment and the fuel costs within three years, also because of Dutch tax benefits on using bio-energy. He declined to give a sales forecast for the new product. Petroplus said the "Qlear Processing System" could make a contribution to Dutch and international efforts to cut greenhouse effects and diminish the amounts of waste materials. Qlear, which is 52 percent owned by Petroplus but operates at arm's length, specialises in durable energy and water purification projects. Its Vapour Processing System, which converts polluting vapours into electricity, is already used by clients in the Benelux countries, Britain and Germany. REUTERS NEWS SERVICE Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
