New Planet Energy is progressing a $700m facility that plans to turn upwards of 4,500 tonnes of rubbish a day from municipalities in New York City and Westchester, among others, into “solid recovered fuel” and sulphur-free diesel fuel. The company has also been working on an anaerobic digester for the treatment of human waste at its plant in upstate New York. New Planet Energy is aiming to recycle at least 86.5% of the materials that enter the facility, which otherwise would be destined for landfill.
New Planet Energy is progressing a $700m facility that plans to turn upwards of 4,500 tonnes of rubbish a day from municipalities in New York City and Westchester, among others, into “solid recovered fuel” and sulphur-free diesel fuel. The plant uses gasification via a steam reformation system and could produce as much as 20 million gallons of diesel fuel a year. New Planet Energy is aiming to recycle at least 86.5% of the materials that enter the facility, which otherwise would be destined for landfill.