Could garbage be the fuel of the future?

Japanese companies are developing projects to turn onboard waste into biofuels: could garbage be the fuel of the future? Converting garbage into biofuels may soon be a dream becoming truth. A Japanese company is in fact currently investigating a way to turn onboard garbage into energy to fuel the ships itself. The project, currently under study by a company specialized in energy supply coming from unused resources, will likely be developed through the ISOP system. This innovative system decomposes organic waste using subcritical- water-treating technologies, ultimately turning them into biofuels. Thanks to the ISOP system, waste and garbage on vessels may easily become raw material to fuel the vessels themselves. Not requiring waste segregation, the system is most effective for flammable waste such as food ones or organic sludge. What’s really innovative, moreover, is that the system is adaptable in size, and movable versions are also being developed. In this way, the ISOP could easily be accessible for almost any kind of vessel. This is not the only Japanese attempt in converting garbage: another company is also currently at work to develop a device to turn microplastics fished at sea in energy products similar to wood pellets. Could waste be the fuel of the future?