Lockheed Martin Signs Waste to Energy Gasification Technology Agreement

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has signed a manufacturing agreement with waste gasification technology developer, Concord Blue, to provide all manufacturing support for the Concord Blue Reformer® waste to energy technology. According to the Maryland based aerospace giant and manufacturer of the SR-71 Blackbird spy plane (pictured), Concord Blue’s Reformer converts nearly any form of waste into a variety of fuels and energy using advanced conversion technology. Back in 2013 Lockheed Martin and Concord Blue Energy reached an agreement to offer an advanced waste to energy system to address waste disposal, energy security and climate control issues. The system uses gasification processes to convert waste products to electricity, heat and synthetic fuels. Lockheed Martin said that the solution addresses the current burden on landfill and fossil fuels, as well as the need for green baseload energy. According to Concord Blue, it utilises a closed-loop system sustained by the by-products it creates, producing its own energy so that no additional fuel is needed once the process begins. Because waste is heated in an oxygen-starved environment the process cannot produce toxic oxidised pollutants, such as dioxins and furans. The developer said that this means that there is no need for costly add-on scrubbers to clean emissions. The patented technology is claimed to produce sustainable energy sources such as syngas, electricity, liquid fuels, and hydrogen, as well as to create many desirable byproducts, including biochar, clean water, ash (used in fertiliser and construction) and heat. Read More Gasification Technology Moves Lockheed Martin into Waste to Energy U.S. defense contractor, Lockheed Martin is moving into the waste to fuel gasification technology business, following a deal with LA based waste to fuels specialist, Concord Blue. Waste Gasification Headed for Antarctica Lockheed Martin has been selected by the National Science Foundation to operate and maintain the support infrastructure for the United States Antarctic Program in a contract worth up to $2 billion. New Earth 12 MW Waste to Energy Gasification & Pyrolysis Plant Secures £60m Dorset, UK based New Earth Solutions has partially re-financed its 12 MW Avonmouth waste to energy pyrolysis and gasification facility with a debt facility from Macquarie Bank. Alter NRG to Supply Plasma Gasification Waste to Energy Tech to China Plasma gasification waste to energy technology manufacturer, Alter NRG, is to supply Westinghouse Plasma Technology to China Everbright International for a proposed project in Nanjing China.