Project Apollo
AFE is currently engaged in the development of "Project Apollo", a waste-to-energy project located in the Midwest. The facility will utilize advanced and environmentally sustainable plasma gasification technology to process municipal and industrial wastes into clean energy and reusable by-products:
- Project Description: Renewable energy facility
- Capital Cost: Approximately $225M
- Facility Location: 25-acre industrial site
- Jobs Created: 45 full-time staff; 250 during construction
- Fuel: 1200 TPD municipal and industrial wastes
- Electric Generation: Sufficient to power approximately 20,000 households
- Technology: Plasma gasification to produce clean syngas
- Design/Construct: CorVal/Ryan
- Environmental Permitting: AECOM
- Commercial Operation Date: Q4 2013 (estimated)
What is Plasma Gasification?
Plasma gasification harnesses the power of plasma to convert waste into an energy-rich synthesis gas that can used to produce clean energy.
Learn moreWhy Plasma Gasification?
From reducing the need for landfills to reducing greenhouse gases, plasma gasification is the next generation of waste-to-energy technology.
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