Re: Zero Emission Coal Fired Energy -- What would you pay?

Yup, the plasma will pyrolyze anything.  The cost is high, and maintenance is prohibitive.

These systems were designed to destroy hazardous wastes, PCB's, dioxins, nerve agents, etc...

It takes energy to get the oil out of the shale.  The plasma is the most expensive way to supply that energy.  Simply burning the shale with limited oxygen accomplishes the same thing for a fraction of the cost.  Save the plasma reactors for the important stuff we can't kill any other way!

I like tinkerers, but we need commercial scale projects to make a dent in the problem.  We need to look at solutions that can be applied at infrastructure scale... hundreds or thousands at a time... and not tiny ones either.

Does anyone realize that a million solar roofs of 2-5kW would take 10+ years to roll out in the US.

I'm seeking committments, binding letters of intent, for hundreds to thousands of commercial units per month... THAT will make a difference.