US renewable waste technology company Chemergy is developing a process that uses bromine to create renewable hydrogen from organic biowaste like sewage , wood and plastic waste , paper , plastics and municipal solid waste . The process aims to cut the environmental and economic cost of treating waste water . Funding for development work came from the US Department of Energy and the Florida Energy commission . The Energy Energy Commission funded the company to create a pilot demonstration and assess the potential of a commercial system . The 40 ft pilot container plant can process up to five wet tons of biowaste per day .
US renewable waste technology company Chemergy is developing a process that uses bromine to create renewable hydrogen from organic biowaste like sewage, wood and farming residues, paper, plastics and municipal solid waste. The process aims to cut the environmental and economic cost of treating waste water. Funding for development work came from the US Department of Energy and the Florida Hydrogen Initiative. The California Energy Commission funded the company to create a pilot demonstration and assess the potential of a commercial system. The 40 ft pilot container plant can process up to five wet tons of biowaste per day.