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Title: Turning tires into electricity

Journal Article · · Public Utilities Fortnightly; (United States)
OSTI ID:6020609

Nationally, nearly one million tires a day are retired from vehicles. With landfill space at a premium, old tires are usually heaped in growing piles across the country. Old tires have not only become a highly visible environmental problem, but a health menace as well. Mounds of discarded tires are perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes and other insects. In addition, hazards to air and water quality from tire fires are well documented. At Wisconsin Power and Light Co, the author has been experimenting with using scrap tires as fuel to create electricity. In 1990, the utility burned 130,000 tons of tire chips in a cyclone furnace, saving about $75,000 in fuel cost. The project is a joint experiment with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to determine the feasibility of using old tires to create electricity.

OSTI ID:
6020609
Journal Information:
Public Utilities Fortnightly; (United States), Vol. 127:9; ISSN 0033-3808
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English