The Tennessee Valley Authority aims to increase the recycling of the coal hill in order to create environmentally friendly building materials.
Anderson County, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Authority hopes to improve the process of cohley recycling by converting coal as a coal and transforming it into something useful for the environment and saving money at the same time.
The TVA said four of its coal burning systems, including Cumberland and Kingston, created 1.7 million cubic meters of coal, the by -product of burning coal. Around 70% of this coal as a coal are processed and sold. Scott Turnbow, Vice President of Civil Projects at TVA, said the efforts improve his recycling processes to benefit the entire community.
“In this special project we talk about” blessing “to build a facility in order to fundamentally process it and bring it onto the market,” he said.
Some of the materials that can be made from coal as a coal as concrete, sheet skirt and roof shingles include building materials.
“It is about building economic development in the state of Tennessee and in the Tennessee Valley,” said Turnbow. “In the end, it's also about building America and really reducing yesterday tomorrow.”
TVA is considering using 10 plants in Tennessee Valley, including Bull Run and Kingston to recycle coal ash.
“This special process is environmentally friendly,” said Turnbow. “Fact, it is better for the environment than not.”
Turnbow said it could also reduce the cost of the 10 million people who pay for the services of TVA.
“We drive this process from the management of coal ash and the environmental impact of coal as a reduction in the costs by bringing them to the market and onto the market,” said Turnbow. “In contrast to long -term storage, monitoring and protection of the environment over a long period of time, it is stored on site.
TVA said it takes a lot of time, money and energy, around 200 million tons of coal as you have in your entire system to save safely, and the costs add up.
“Since 2009, TVA has been a leader in the carbon sash management industry, the innovation in coal ash,” said Turnbow.
In December 2008, a retention Pond Housing Coal ashes failed and dropped billions of gallons into a nearby water system and started cleaning up. It is considered one of the largest environmental disasters in the history of the United States.
The TVA is looking for public comments on this project, and further information is available online. The deadline for the public comment is May 14th.