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Thermal Hydrolysis Process Plant – Renewable Energy From Your Backside

July 10, 2013
/ News
/ By Timothy Chilman

A thermal hydrolysis process (THP) plant is essentially a pressure cooker that begins the process of transforming sewage into methane by heating it to about 160 degrees. The resultant substance, akin to coffee granules, is then placed in an anaerobic digester which breaks it down further, with the temperature reaching 800 degrees for several seconds […]

Using A Load Of Old Rubbish As An Energy Source

June 26, 2013
/ News
/ By Timothy Chilman
/ 1 COMMENT

It is, quite literally, Eurotrash. Norway is importing all the rubbish it can obtain so it can burn it to generate energy. The United Kingdom was the source of 45,000 tons in the six months to April, 2013. The European market is large, with 150 million tons of waste deposited in European landfills every year. […]