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Turning Waste to Energy in Downtown Seattle

Posted on October 08, 2008

Seattle Steam Co., a major supplier of heat to buildings in downtown Seattle, Washington, is going to begin turning waste into a source of energy. The company began construction yesterday on a hybrid heating plant, with a boiler that is able to burn waste wood as well as Seattle Steam's current primary energy source, natural gas. According to this article by Seattle Times reporter Will Mari, Seattle Steam plans that about 60 percent of the new boiler's energy will come from waste wood collected from urban construction sites, sawmills, factory crates and pallets, and other products.Combusting w...

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