Gavin John/The Globe and MailBut his company, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp., could make a serious dent in the growing mountains of waste headed to landfills – that is, if its technology for turning refuse into fuel for trucks and planes goes according to plan.
“We’ve been running this now for two years. We’re building 10 more of these facilities right away – and we’re actually looking to build 40 over the next five to seven years throughout North America,” he said. Cielo is not alone in seeking a silver bullet – others have tried transforming waste into high-quality fuel, and many have failed. Western Biodiesel, which once occupied the site where Cielo’s facility sits, sought to process beef tallow into fuel more than a decade ago, but was unable to make a go of it.
The unique technology was developed in Germany, and Mr. Allan imported the initial demonstration equipment to Red Deer, and then moved it to Aldersyde, across the road from a Cargill meat-packing plant, where it has been adding, testing and tweaking equipment. The company says it has a similar production cost as traditional biodiesel, but the feedstock costs are just a fraction of that. As a result, in Alberta, biodiesel would have to sell for a loss, based on current prices, where the Cielo production has a gross margin of 67 per cent. It has a sales agreement with Elbow River Marketing, a unit of Parkland Corp.
CieloCorp This could very well save our asses and make the planet more sustainable. Also diesel prices will plummet for a few years!
CieloCorp My idea
CieloCorp Does the process involve less or more pollution?
CieloCorp Little known fact but in the third grade I made a science project that acted as a working fuel using what it broke down which was just garbage. In the class room I presented it as it broke down a pencil and other things and my teacher gave me a failing grade. I wish them success
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CieloCorp Want to pay my early respects to Mr. Don Allan before he commits suicide with three bullets to the back of his head while his hands are cuffed behind him.
CieloCorp Wonderful innovation. Much needed
CieloCorp ReichartsRant not exactly the trash tech you mentioned but nonetheless interesting.
CieloCorp World changer!
CieloCorp They’ll be mining all our old landfills. So much good waste buried and doesn’t decay.
CieloCorp Do they have a fusion reactor like Doc in Back to the Future?
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CieloCorp Great Scott!
CieloCorp I use trash for fuel all the time! It’s called “right wing media” 😂😂😂 justforlaughs
CieloCorp Interesting concept - I hope it proves commercially successful! How much of the garbage feedstock is reduced during the process (by weight, volume, etc.) & what happens to the waste product?
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.CieloCorp is starting to scale up a refining process that transforms thrown-away plastic, wood, paper and organic material into diesel, kerosene and naphtha at plants designed to be nearly carbon neutral.