These are the rough numbers used in our estimates
(2/4/1 CHO ratio and 20% moisture are best guesses on our part).
|
270,000 tons |
Solid Waste |
|
|
-54,000 tons |
20% Moisture |
|
|
-86,000 tons |
Ash & Metals |
|
|
130,000 tons |
released as hot gas |
|
|
|
|
|
|
76,000 tons |
58% carbon (weight) = |
152 million lbs carbon |
|
13,000 tons |
10% available hydrogen
|
26 million lbs hydrogen |
|
41,000 tons |
32% oxygen + other |
82 million lbs oxygen |
|
|
|
|
| Fuel |
Energy |
|
| Carbon |
5 kwh/lb (152m) |
760 million kwh |
| Hydrogen |
18 kwh/lb (26m) |
468 million kwh |
| |
Heat WTE produces |
1228 million kwh |
| |
Electricity WTE produced |
171 million kwh |
| |
Electricity WTE
sold |
141 million kwh |
| |
Efficiency
(141/1228) |
11.5% |
| Gasoline contains about 5 pounds of carbon per gallon. WTE
releases as much carbon into the atmosphere as 30,400,000 gallons of gasoline. That's
enough gas to power 55,300 cars, at 10.6* gallons a week, for a year.
*Department of Transportation standard of 550 gal./year. |
7.2 kcal = 9.7kwh
|
