"The Ohio facility typically takes in 40 tons to 50 tons per day, heating and liquifying the plastic to turn it back into an oil or hydrocarbon liquid, about 10,000 gallons to 12,000 gallons daily. About 75% of what comes into the facility can be liquified like that. Another 15% is turned into a synthetic natural gas to heat the process, while the remainder — paper, metals, dyes, inks and colorants — exit the reactor as a byproduct, or carbon char, DeBenedictis said. The char is disposed of as nonhazardous waste, though in the future some hope to sell it to the asphalt industry."

"Looked at from another angle, energy storage is growing. Corporate funding in energy storage companies soared in the first nine months of 2022, reaching $22 billion in 92 deals compared with $13 billion in 74 deals in the same period last year, according to a study by Mercom Capital Group."

Veselina Petrova reports for Renewables Now on Hershey’s bid to purchase solar power. “The Copperhead solar park will be equipped with First Solar’s Series 6 thin-film PV modules, while the integrated battery storage system will be supplied by Fluence Energy Inc. The complex will be installed by engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm TIC—The Industrial...

Catherine Shu of TechCrunch reports on a new plastic recycling technology. “Samsara’s tech is capable of breaking down plastic into its core molecules in minutes, regardless of color, type and state, said Riley. Its Melbourne facility will first recycle PET plastic and polyester, which Riley says accounts for about a fifth of plastic created annually....