[CedarDave]

The fact is that most of them are uneconomical outside of any government-funded laboratory setting. When you start adding in equipment costs, property taxes, interest, permits, maintenance costs, repairs, etc... like those of us in the real world have to do, most of them just aren't worth it.

That's where both economy of scale and efficiency come in. These aren't going to be built everywhere (except maybe on land a city already owns and is already used for their landfill or WWTP). However, if the process works and efficiency is high, they could easily pay for themselves in an area like Dodge City, Kansas where gigantic cattle feed lots generate equally gigantic piles of BS. And if it does generate usable quantities of oil and producing oil fields are nearby, crude oil pipelines can be used to transport it to refineries.

[Dark Knight]

I just read something that reminded me of one of the other benefits of the Changing World Tech program. This is there military calling card of intent. The oil is mostly a side benefit. They want to address the nasty chemicals like PCB's and other organics that play heck with disposition strategies.

"Changing World Technologies Inc. (CWT) identifies emerging technologies that address specific needs and problems in the energy and environmental arenas.

Our cornerstone technology known as the Thermo Depolymerization and Chemical Reformer Process ("TDP") can convert even the most difficult wastes and organic materials into naturally occurring chemical compounds (natural resources). The "TDP" technology converts all organic and inorganic waste streams into high quality marketable end products. The process utilizes basic physics, chemistry, and technology in a completely enclosed circulating system emulating a naturally occurring process. The TDP duplicates the earth’s natural process at subduction zones using only water, temperature, and pressure to chemically reform the material.

Thermo-Depolymerization and Chemical Reformer

All organic waste is transformed into useful resources
Oils - To be sold to fuel blenders or used on site
Gases - To be used to make electricity
Carbons - To be sold as fuel or activated carbon
MISSION:

To provide energy and environmental solutions for all military facilities anywhere organic material is produced.

All branches of the military
Troop Bivouacking
Military bases and ships
Logistic field support for advancing troops
Mobile or remote units such as radar installations
All remediation or demilitarization efforts
BENEFITS:

No ocean dumping (maritime laws)
Additional storage for supplies, weapons, equipment, ammunition
Fuels produced (diesel, methane) for immediate use
Reliable supply to meet base power needs
Logistics’ benefit (clean-up sites, movements free of evidence, protect soldiers & sailors)
Personal protection, pollution free environment
Readiness – ensures responsiveness, doing military tasks not waste related tasks
Modernization – maintains leadership in development and use of new technology
Converts any organic feed including mixed plastics which allows purchasing of materials on RFP’s, to what is needed, not what can be disposed of. "

Fascinating aspect, in addition to the oil!

DK