mayor rod koch says using this gasifier will save the city $40,000 a year in electric costs. it saves us from having to dispose of trees that are eventually going to die anyways because of this emerald borer ash, said rod koch. the unit will be much larger than this and will be placed here near the scenic park. as you can see they don t have the actual sifier yet. the bioenergy unit is going to be hooked up to these transformers and the grid stem which means the electricity is not just going to be used for campers or people in the park here, it could be used in households as well. we re going to have about a ton and half capacity in their feed hopper, said chris jeffries. jeffries says upkeep is s sy and the e it would only need f fling about once a week. in south sioux city, nebraska, sam curtiss, ktiv news four. the city used a grant to pay for most of the project. they hope to have it up and running before christmas. valero renewables operates 11 ethanol plants in the
with a shop vac, some metal, a few pipes, a generator and wood chips, you can produce electricity. if you know how to combine those things properly. the process itself is older technology, said chris jeffries. it s very simple. chris jeffries created this gasifier. he explained the process as using the shop vac to create negative pressure, while wood waste is heated in a separate large cyclinder where gasses from unburned wood are then siphoned into a filter before feeding a generator. it s a controlled combustion, a controlled pyrolysis, said chris jeffries. the city of south sioux city, nebraska, plans to plug in this technology. we re trying to be self-sufficient and go as green as possible, said rod koch. mayor rod koch says using this gasifier will save the city $40,000 a year in electric costs. it saves us from having to dispose of trees that are eventually going to die anyways because of this emerald borer ash, said rod koch. the unit will be much larger than
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Four UK rail operators are joining forces to launch an ambitious innovation programme, Future Labs. LNER, Northern, Southeastern and Transpennine Express will be aiming to drive innovation across multiple areas including customer experience, performance, and operations.