where rubber meets the road: scrap tire viable
fuel in akron
akron thermal, lp
second
quarter 2006
In the mid 1990's,
Akron Thermal LP took a proactive approach to reduce its reliance on
natural gas at its Akron, Ohio, district energy facility. The company
engaged in some 'new thinking' about fuel diversification, restarting
a coal-fired boiler in late 1994 and introducing recycled waste wood
in early 1996. Although waste wood was available, there were hurdles...
These hurdles forced management to look for the ideal fuel supplement
- a solution that would be environmentally acceptable, readily available
and would provide the added Btus needed to complement the operation
without requirint it to turn to expensive natural gas. The answer:
scrap tires, or 'tire-derived fuel' (TDF). [ full
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