Waste to Energy to Desalination
→ June 29, 2009 0(w2e + dsal) : New Yorkers produce, on average, 3 lbs trash per person per day for a hypothetical 50,000 people: 450,000 lbs MSW per day = 225 tons MSW per day = 135,000 kWh per day Based on the desalination plant in the city of Santa Barbara: 49 gallons of water are desalinated by 1 kW/hour. The plant [...]