The Phoenix 21 Technology

The Phoenix 21 is an eco friendly and innovative problem solving product!  A mobile waste-to-energy unit, it can be taken to any location to process waste.  The unit will process the waste onsite and generate resalable by-products which include, but not limited to: electricity, steam, biochar, hydrogen fuel, hot water, and refrigeration.   Its‘ mobility gives the unit a distinct advantage as it is not limited to being at one location and, therefore, can save tremendous price in tipping fees, transportation, and landfill costs.  Furthermore, if there is a natural disaster, the Phoenix can go from processing municipal solid waste for a city to being taken to the disaster site to eliminate the debris while providing electricity, hot water, and refrigeration to the people and to the first responders working the disaster.  

The capability to use any type of material as a fuel source and the Phoenix’s copyrighted software gives it the ability to not only process these materials but allows it to stop processing one material and begin processing another material in the unit.  This adjustment in software can be done either on site or by remote location via the internet.  Our unit can be handling wood and with slight modifications in programming can begin processing municipal solid waste or coal.  It has multifunctional capabilities and can be custom designed to meet the specific needs of the customer.    

The Phoenix saves on production and engineering related expenses through off the shelf technology and its patent pending horizontal design. The horizontal layout corrects design limitations in the vertical waste-to-energy model.  There is little to no pre-sorting of feedstock and the horizontal model gives better control for easier start-up and safer use as it can be quickly shut down in case of an emergency.   The unit operates a continuous process that can be maintained if there is feedstock.    There is minimal preparation of feedstock to make it usable in the unit and the feedstock can blend with whatever waste sources are available (wood, biomass, coal finds, etc.).  Traditional fuel sources and waste can be used as well giving customers a variety of choices for fuel source. The design of the Phoenix 21 and the use of off the shelf technology result in a less expensive model and saves on overhead costs and expense to customers.   

The units are customized to fit the needs of the customer and scalable.  Unit sizes range from 5 tons-per-day of waste processed to 450 tons-per-day.  The smaller scale units are for use in local disadvantaged economies, military deployment, disaster relief, temporary greenhouses, and farms.  The larger scale units are used for coal power companies, other industries (such as manufacturing and chemical), military bases, government, wildfire prevention, landfills, and recycling.  In specialized applications, our company can evaluate and most often time change the base units to meet the need of the consumer.

The Phoenix 21 has an operational review system sensors which are monitored 24/7 through the internet.  It is eco-friendly with lower air, soil, water contaminants and carcinogens making it carbon negative.  Coal if used for the feedstock is burned cleanly without costly modifications.  There is a rapid return on investment through waste management cost savings and multiple less costly revenue streams.  Valuable by-products are rendered through this process and includes the following: biochar, repurposed unsorted coal, electricity, steam, thermal energy, refrigeration, industrial gases, hydrogen fuel, ash, carbon black, rare earth elements, presorted steel and glass, precious and heavy metals, and water purification for disaster relief.  

The greatest advantage of this product is to the customer.  Its’ niche market is cities with a population of 100,000 or less. These cities face many challenges in waste management.  Exorbitant costs to transport waste as well as tipping fees and landfill costs places a large strain on budgets which are already stressed to the limits.  Our product will eliminate these costs and create a rapid return on investment.  After the initial cost of the unit is reached through saved waste management costs, the Phoenix will create recurring revenue streams through the sale of the by-products and/or charging tipping fees to current residents or other cities to process their municipal solid waste. Low maintenance and 24/7 processing cycles help to add to both saved costs and generated revenue. A life cycle of 40 years gives both a long-term solution to waste management needs and revenue.

The Phoenix 21 is an advanced version of proven technology based on a process that has been used for hundreds of years. The carbonization process has been used for centuries. An example of this was in England in the early 19th century with the carbonization of coal to produce coke, combustible gas, and a number of by-products. Modern electronics such as computers and software creates a breakthrough technology and allows the Phoenix 21 to offer its’ multifunctional, custom designed and mobile capabilities in an eco friendly manner.  The above photo is stillage from the production of alcohol taken to the fixed carbon stage during a proof of concept testing for our patent pending technology.  

As a team we represent a broad spectrum of knowledge, expertise, experience and success in such highly competitive markets as waste-to-energy, biotech, software, IT, environmental quality, oil, gas and timber.  Over ten patents (US and Global) have been granted to team members including waste-to-energy, agriculture, gasification and biotech.These patents do not include copyrights/trademarks or patents in the process of being submitted.  Members of our team have either been part of a team that solved a problem or created inventions that are currently in use.