Technology
Inside our energy facility
The process
Waste in one end, four product streams out the other.
Selection
Waste is received, weighed and characterized by optical and manual sorting. The usable waste streams are prepared for conversion within the facility, while unusable materials are identified and separated for traditional recycling. This integrated approach maximizes resource recovery while converting residual waste into valuable energy products.
Throughput
Validated by weight and instrument analytics.
Sizing and conditioning
Feedstock is reduced to a consistent particle size so the reactor sees a predictable input. Moisture content is the single largest driver of yield variation, and is managed through mechanical conditioning, evaporation and pre-heating prior to processing.
Target moisture
Under 10%, validated by temperature.
Pyrolysis
Material enters a sealed reactor heated to temperature with no air present. Without oxygen in conversion, combustion is chemically impossible. Long molecular chains crack into synthetic gas and solid carbon.
Reactor temperature · residence time
Optimized by recipe analytics.
Refining and conditioning
Syngas from plastic processing is distilled into clean liquid fuel fractions. Syngas from complex, oxygen-rich feedstocks is thermally oxidized in a closed steam generator, producing high-pressure, high-temperature steam. Solid carbon is drawn off continuously and graded by end use — recovered carbon black, biocarbon, or soil supplement.
Yield split by fraction
Measured by weight.
Power and fuel production
High-pressure, high-temperature steam drives steam turbines for primary power generation, while clean liquid fuel fractions drive dual-fuel turbines to cover the remaining load — preserving the light clean liquid fuel fractions for storage and offtake.
Net export MW · heat rate
Metered through the grid interconnect; fuel through custody transfer meters.
Delivery and verification
Power to the grid, fuels to offtake, commodities back into the supply chain, and lifecycle carbon performance assessed and issued as verified credits.
tCO₂e per tonne processed
Through audited operating metrics.
In brief
The four-step version.
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Feedstock
Municipal organics, waste plastics, end-of-life tires, biomass, storm debris and industrial residues — energy-dense streams diverted from landfills and from the natural environment, secured under long-term sourcing agreements at a contingency scale beyond the facility's requirement.
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Thermal conversion
Modular conversion units break the feedstock down into syngas and solids. Sealed and oxygen-free, NO combustion of waste. Each conversion module can run a dedicated feedstock class in normal operation, but is capable of processing alternate feeds — so a scarce, more expensive or quality-impacted stream can be swapped for another to maintain uptime.
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Clean fuels and steam
Syngas from high-quality feedstocks is converted to liquid fuels, while feedstocks with high oxygen and moisture content are converted to high-pressure, high-temperature steam — BTUs in, BTUs out. This maximizes quality and enhances dual-path power production through any feedstock interruption, maintenance or unplanned disruptions.
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Power and products
Clean fuels and steam drive turbines that produce firm 24/7/365 power to the grid. The solid materials are separated into recovered carbon black, biochar, biocarbon, steel and non-ferrous metals and sold into industrial and agricultural markets.
The equipment is proven. What’s different is the configuration — and the configuration engineers out the failure point that has defeated fuel-focused projects.