Many forms of new clean and sustainable energy will be required to power tomorrow’s world. Some will rise from energy ideas currently being put forth while many will come from new and innovative ideas yet to be conceived. Regardless of where these new forms of energy come from, all need to be given a solid assessment for practicality and profitability. If they are not practical, they will fall by the wayside. Each opportunity, however, needs to be given a solid shot at helping the world out of a dire energy mess and into a cleaner future. When an energy source that can meet these two criteria is found, huge profits will result.
Startech Environmental Corp., an alternative energy equipment and services provider, works to develop, implement and market proprietary, stationary hydrogen-producing plasma engines and services. The engine is designed to convert waste products of several types to clean, sustainable electricity. The process, available for many years, has recently completed a three-year assessment program sponsored by the US Department of Energy to demonstrate hydrogen energy production feasibility when considering waste as a fuel source.
Although the proprietary plasma process is a bit arcane in nature, one might suggest that it converts many types of waste products – through molecular transformation at extremely high temperatures – into non-carbon producing energy. Waste products for use in the process can be hazardous or general waste/gaseous or liquid in nature. Currently, the company sees the plasma converter system for use in stationary applications designed for waste reduction and production of most non-carbon producing energy fuels. These might include: ethanol, synthetic diesel and products that typically contain higher alcohol levels as a base.
From a revenue standpoint, the company sees its success in three areas: waste processing, engineering services and sales of its proprietary StarCell Membrane and plasmas converting technology. The company’s membrane technology is designed to separate the hydrogen resulting from the plasma conversion process, while engineering services range from engineering and operations of systems to development of new waste types as feedstock fuels.
The plasma conversion process – and resulting hydrogen energy – has been available for over 10 years in one form or another, but the concept has not been put in front of industry in a succinct way to promote its benefits. As the world is now looking for multiple forms of new energy to run its systems in a clean way, Startech Environmental may now be able to get its chance to step up and profit along with the other clean energy possibilities.
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