Nuclear Solutions, Inc. has announced the launching of Liquidyne Fuels, Inc. to establish multiple bioethanol plants using Startech Environmental Corp.'s Plasma Converter technology as part of a waste-to-energy hybrid approach for bioethanol production.
The Liquidyne Fuels approach virtually eliminates the use of fossil fuels, such as natural gas and coal, that are normally consumed during the production of conventional fermentation-based ethanol.
It is being pursued concurrently and in conjunction with Nuclear Solutions' and Fuel Frontiers' ongoing plans for waste-to-ethanol synthesis facilities.
Liquidyne Fuels plans to locate the new bioethanol production facilities domestically and internationally, with initial focus on the east and west coasts of the United States.
In tandem with ethanol synthesis from waste sources, Nuclear Solutions is planning to use a waste-to-energy hybrid approach to dry-mill bioethanol production that would employ Plasma Converters supplied by Startech Environmental to accomplish the virtual elimination of fossil fuels in the production cycle.
Nuclear Solutions President and CEO Patrick Herda explains: "We are pleased to unveil this next phase of our strategy in the ethanol business. Burning fossil fuels for the production of ethanol is old-school and counterintuitive when producing an environmentally friendly fuel additive. We intend to produce a more environmentally conscious brand of ethanol, which is why we plan on doing this fossil-free."