MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO ENERGY

CRS's municipal solid waste-to-energy power plants produce electric power through intelligent and renewable use of energy sources that are considered waste or nuisance. A typical CRS waste-to-energy plant provides 50 to 100+ Megawatts of electric power capacity from municipal  solid waste that would otherwise go directly into a landfill. Such projects may be located near the source of municipal waste or near an existing landfill to leverage existing collection systems.

CRS's waste-to-energy plants are designed to operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to provide a base-load power source. The CRS design ensures clean power generation that supports environmental objectives.

Highlights of CRS's municipal solid waste-to-energy design:

1. On average, these projects reduce the volume of solid waste by over 92%, greatly extending the life of landfills.
2. The solid waste-to-energy plants are designed to accept between 500 tons to 4,000 tons per day (1,500,000+ tons per year) of specified municipal solid waste.
3. These projects leverage existing municipal waste handling and collection systems, and infrastructure to provide economic and environmental value to existing municipal investments.
4. The design incorporates advanced emission systems for SOx, NOx, HCl control, and particulates.
5. These projects develop local expertise in both municipal solid waste handling and power generation, helping to build careers and strengthen the economies for local communities. Renewable technologies are suited to rural and remote areas, where energy is often crucial in human development.
6. Due to the volume and availability of solid waste and landfills, CRS's standardized plant design allows regional authorities the ability to endorse a series of waste-to-energy power plants, and to develop a larger scale solid waste strategy that addresses current and future environmental goals.

Environmental Benefits: Projects utilizing municipal solid waste as an energy source for electricity have an immediate benefit of reducing the size of the solid waste itself. This directly translates into an environmental benefit by significantly extending the life of local landfills and reducing the demand for new greenfield landfills.

CRS's municipal solid waste-to-energy plant designs are integrated with advanced process technology to reduce critical emissions including SOx  and HCl (the leading causes of acid rain), NOx (leading cause of smog  and health hazards) and particulates. Together, CRS projects can reduce  emissions of the harmful compounds by up to 70%, well below guidelines set by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

In addition, CRS's advanced design significantly reduces emissions of Dioxins and other toxic compounds typically associated with older solid waste projects, to levels far below emission requirements. Finally, CRS's solid waste-to-energy projects may provide options to integrate with municipal recyclable materials programs, thereby increasing their overall  effectiveness and positive impact on the environment.