17 May 2012
The U.S. Air Force has extended the first option period of its 18
monthcontract with Montreal based PyroGenesis Canada – a specialist in
using plasma torches for waste gasification and energy recovery.
According to the company, under its contract with the U.S. Air Force 1st
Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron (1 SOCES) it will operate,
maintain and collect operations data on its Plasma Resource Recovery System
(PRRS) at the Air Force’s base in Hurlburt Field, Florida.
PyroGenesis said that it designed and manufactured the PRRS, which uses
plasma to convert waste into energy and other usable products.
The system began operational testing at the Florida Air Force base late
last year.
The contract includes three sequential option periods. The first option
period of performance began on October 1, 2011 and has now increased from 7
to 9.25 months in length. The second option period is five months; and the
third option period is for six months.
The company said that the 10.5 ton (9.5 tonne) per day facility at the Air
Force’s base in Florida is designed to convert solid wastes into energy and
reusable by-products.
Specifically, it combines the advanced processes of plasma gasification and
vitrification into one system to further break down solid waste into
molecular components for use as a fuel to an internal combustion engine to
produce electricity.
The company said that it believed the technology at the Hurlburt Field,
Florida site to be the only commercial plasma gasification facility in
North America that has successfully demonstrated the ability to convert
unsorted municipal solid waste into electricity.
“This extension allows us to make additional improvements to our
plasmawaste to energy technology while further validating its performance
in a commercial, land-based setting,” explained P. Peter Pascali, president
and CEO of PyroGenesis.
The objective will be to operate the PRRS system 24 hours a day, seven days
a week in a continuous, cost-effective and efficient manner, according to
the plasma specialist.
The total value of the contact is approximately $2.73 million.
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