Slashdot Mirror


AgroWaste Oil Plant Starts Production

An anonymous reader writes "Yahoo, and others has a story about the first Waste-to-Oil plant going online, and selling the oil commercially. Using TCP (Thermal Conversion Process), the plant is producing 100-200 barrels of No. 4 oil a day, and has the capacity to produce up to 500 barrels per day. With the amount of agricultural waste in the U.S., and many more of these plants, we could possibly reduce our need for foreign oil."

14 of 730 comments (clear)

  1. New RFC? by John+Hurliman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will a new RFC be coming out, for Oil over TCP?

    1. Re:New RFC? by kinnell · · Score: 3, Funny
      20,799 more of these plants all running at full capacity and we could satisfy our dependency on foreign oil

      But instead, you'd be dependant on foreign turkey supplies.

      --
      If I seem short sighted, it is because I stand on the shoulders of midgets
    2. Re:New RFC? by Marcus+Brody · · Score: 2, Funny

      Imagine a Beowulf cluster of..... OMFG the Smell!!! The United States of Stink

    3. Re:New RFC? by hoggoth · · Score: 4, Funny

      > be more energy conscious and don't waste it, use *exactly* what you need

      Hold on a sec, all these servers are putting out a lot of heat I have to turn up the AC in here. Ok, better, now what were you saying?

      --
      - For the complete works of Shakespeare: cat /dev/random (may take some time)
    4. Re:New RFC? by Ansonmont · · Score: 2, Funny

      So you can read and post on Slashdot without getting busted by your boss? ;-)

  2. Re:Drop in the bucket by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The parent's post was brought to you from the "No-Shit-Sherlock Department"

  3. Re:Too Bad. . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe you should go "by" yourself a grammar textbook too, retard.

  4. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  5. Its all a big scam by aardwolf204 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The whole oil thing is just a big scam. Here me out, I've got proof.

    You see, one day while driving back from a LUG^H^H^H my girlfriends place on I-64 my gas light came on. I knew I had about 20 miles before I ran out, and I if I booked I could make it home without having to refill in the middle of the night at some creepy gas station in the country. I figured I'd give it a shot and play gas tank roulette. I tripped the meeter and started watching the miles.

    Well, it was pretty late and I was starting to get tired to I popped in a Gloria Est^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H KoRn CD to keep me awake and started letting the rythm get me. It wasnt until 5 miles past my exit that I realized my mistake. I looked down at my console and my gas light had turned off. Thats weird I thought. There was another exit I could take about 3 miles from my location and I could back track through town to get to my apartment. By the time I got close to my apartment I had driven almost 40 miles. The next day I woke up late for work and without thinking I got in my car and began the 25 mile commute to work. An entire day went by before I remembered that I needed gas. By then I had clocked in almost 100 miles and still my car wasnt thirsty. That was 3 years ago, and I've long since stopped counting how many times the meter tripped back over to zero. I laugh as my friends pay $2 at the pump while I whizz past in my god-mode oldsmobile.

    Dont believe me? Next time you see the feed-me light come on ignore it and find out for yourself. Its a huge conspiricy I tell you. Fight the Man! Dont buy gasoline, drive 80 MPH down the freeway with your top down and windows up with the AC running. Drink 5 tall cups of coffee a day at starbucks knowing that you're still saving money not buying gas. Wash behind your ears and run linux... in the shower.

    Let that be a lesson to all of you.

    --
    Im dreaming ofa big bndwdth, That can resist the /.crowd.May ur days b merry & bright & may al
  6. OPEG? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    1. The Ohio Program Evaluator's Group?
    2. Our Program for the Eradication of Graffiti?
    3. The Oregon Public Entities Group?
    4. Opperman-OPEG?
    5. A two-time Olympian sprinter from Ghana?
    6. The New Zealand Organic Products Export Group?
    7. The Open Performance Evaluation Group?

    It's gotta be one of these: surely it's not possible for someone to actually misspell OPEC twice in one posting!

  7. Re:Sounds similar to biodiesel by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    does it work on used freedom fry oil?

  8. It would work if.. by mysterious_mark · · Score: 1, Funny

    Everyone just ate 5 more Turkeys a week, we could elimate eliminate the need for foriegn oil, eat Turkey for the USA! M

  9. Turkey for oil by Jonboy+X · · Score: 3, Funny

    Bah. Call me back when you're ready to offer me an SUV that gets 20 miles to the giblet.

    --

    "In a 32-bit world, you're a 2-bit user. You've got your own newsgroup, alt.total.loser." -Weird Al
  10. Re:500?? 500???????!!!? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm shooting semen all over your face right now, you pissy little fuck.