We presented a concept paper to FEMA and the U.S Military to develop a mobile unit called a Rapid Diesel Deployment Platform or RDDP. It has been received well. This is a mobile unit that takes local organic waste and turns it into fuel for immediate use. This is the perfect piece of equipment to bring into disaster areas where power is often not available for extended periods of time. It would be ideal to turn the mountains of polluted waste into renewable diesel fuel oil to power the equipment for first responders and emergency crews.
With the predictions of more intense storms, droughts and flooding, the time has come for this to be constructed in order to bring relief to areas hit by disaster.
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I wasn't affected by it but I live about 15 miles from Parkersburg, the town that was hit by an EF-5 tornado. I'm sure they could use one. Heck every landfill and cattle lot in the U.S. could use one of your units. gklein
Thanks for thinking about your neighbors. We would very much like to see one in every town. We need additional development work to be completed on municipal waste but are working toward that. It is a vision for all of us. Thanks again.
A small mobile unit could be used in many different areas. When I was in the Bahamas the beaches were covered with plastic waste presumably thrown overboard by cruise ships as garbage. I have often thought that CWT could be used to clean up those beaches. Now I read in Discovery that the central Pacific Ocean is a collection area for the world's garbage much of which is platic waste. Too bad you couldn't put your CWT process on a barge and begin to clean up this mess.
Rich, that is spot on. That is one of our dreams. We will get there one day!
Very encouraging!
I've had an eye on this technology ever since I ran across mention of it in 2005, with relation to a Purdue University project funded by the Army for a portable waste-to-power station.
Does your product have any relation to commercialization of that research, or is it independent?
Also: if you can do a vacuum barge to scoop the Pacific plastic, you'll win a lifetime of appreciation from the thoughtful environmental crowd!
Do you think the small, mobile TCP unit could eventually be built cheaply enough to be affordable for, say, a neighborhood biodiesel co-op or an intentional community? I know some people who would be interested.
Jonathan,
Thanks. A new technology is disruptive by its very nature so getting it out to market takes time as you fight the status quo.
We have some devlopers who are moving at different paces. The economic downturn has impacted some of our developers, but we are getting there.
A mobile unit on a ship is exactly we we hope to wind up one day.
I don't believe it. This is exactly what crosses my mind every time there is another disaster. Try this on China's blue-green algae (where is this going now?). Recently Milwaukee, Wi had a problem will contaminated milorganite that I understand ended up in a licensed toxic landfill in Indiana. This unit would be fantastic. Good luck.
Would mobile units be a good platform to market and further test your process. Could they be used to process plastics, tires etc.? I assume they would be more affordable to small business and or townships, than the cost of a plant.
It is true. And yes there are so many problems and therefor opportunities. Thanks.
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