Honolulu-based Pelatron Q is focusing its waste-to-energy efforts on the island of Kauai, mainly because of the urgent issue of municipal waste on Kauai.
The plan includes working with private waste haulers and private landowners to secure a municipal solid waste stream and green waste stream for a private partnership to develop a 2.4-megawatt waste-to-energy project. The effects of this are pretty dramatic and will reduce the amount of trash being deposited at the by up to 50 percent.
According to Pelatron Q's CEO, Kekoa McClellan, “We are in various stages of negotiations with feedstock providers and negotiating our lease agreements in West Kauai. Once those are complete, we will take our case to the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative."
Pelatron Q utilizes the “Solena plasma gasification and vitrification” technology, which generates synthetic gas that can be used to generate electricity and/or biofuels, according to its website.
Funding for the county project would come from private capital and a state special purpose revenue bonds.