PowerHouse Energy PLC (LON:PHE) said it will site its gasification unit in the north-west when it arrives here in the UK next month.
The University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park will be host to the breakthrough technology.
Working with Waste2tricity and Peel Environmental, PowerHouse hopes to connect the G3-UHt system to the micro-grid supplying power to the park.
At the heart of the ultra-high temperature gasification unit is a reactor that works oxygen-free at ultra-high temperatures to atomise virtually all household or industrial waste.
What’s created is a synthesis gas, or syngas for short, that can be used to generate electricity.
With a little more processing hydrogen can be produced which could then be used to replenish fuel cells. The by-product of all this is an inert substance that can be moulded into bricks or used as ground covering.
Don’t confuse this sophisticated recycling system with incineration, which works at far lower temperatures and leaves behind all sorts of toxins - not to mention significant amounts of ash.
The G3 system’s de-molecularisation capabilities allow for complete detoxification of waste-streams.
There are all manner of applications for a technology that is able to recover up to 90% of the energy value of a material put through the reactor.
On the siting of the unit chairman Keith Allaun said: “We couldn’t have envisaged a more ideal location for the siting of the G3-UHt, or a better relationship with University of Chester.
“Their commitment to advanced energy sciences, the enthusiasm of their welcome to their facility, and our intent to be the leader in modular distributed gasification makes this feel like the right home for the demonstration unit.”