(Photo from Europa)

An interesting press release here from World Wire about a company called Carbon Diversion, that converts low and high tech waste into carbon products with the potential to reduce landfills by 30%. The story also says that the technology could be modified to produce electricity. More here:

On Wednesday, June 7, Carbon Diversion ran the official 'first run' of the Flash CarbonizationTM process at the Campbell Industrial Park Kapolei, Oahu. Kiawi wood that otherwise would have gone to the over-capacity landfill was converted into lump charcoal. The charcoal is being sold as part of the local cooking charcoal supply.

"We believe this technology is world-changing and are committed to servicing the global community," said Carbon Diversion CEO Michael Lurvey. "Our mission is to be a leader in triple-bottom line business, proving that we can make a better world for our children - The goal is to be responsible for where products go after they've been used. At the same time, we can extend the value of natural resources that have traditionally been thought of as waste."

Sounds great, and something that could be situated next to just about any landfill. I'm just wondering what the emissions would be. I didn't see anything about that here, though maybe I missed it. Nor does it say much about wattage produced compared to other gasifier technology. Still, using waste for energy is better than wasting energy.