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Alter NRG Westinghouse appoin
Alter NRG Westinghouse appoin.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 5570B AFC Energy Plc 29 October 2009 \n \nAFC Energy PLC\n('AFC Energy' or the 'Company')\nAFC Energy's Waste to Energy partner appointed by Alter NRG Westinghouse\nAFC Energy, the low-cost alkali fuel cell company, is pleased to announce that its partner Waste2Tricity has made the following press release this morning. AFC Energy has an agreement with Waste2Tricity Ltd to supply AFC fuel cells for integration into its system for the conversion of Municipal Solid Waste (\"MSW\") to energy.\n\nAlter NRG Westinghouse appoints Waste2Tricity Ltd\nas exclusive representative for its energy from waste plasma gasification system\n\nLondon, 29 October 2009 - Waste2Tricity has been appointed by Alter NRG, the owner of Westinghouse Plasma Corp., as its exclusive UK sales representative for its plasma assisted gasification technology. The agreement covers all energy recovery from waste applications including the conversion into electricity of various forms of waste including municipal solid waste (MSW) as well as commercial and industrial, hazardous, agricultural, construction and demolition waste. \n\nWestinghouse Plasma Corp's technology is used in the world's only commercial reference plant that converts MSW into electricity using plasma gasification. Westinghouse Plasma Corp, considered to be the world leader in plasma gasification, and Hitachi Metals collaborated to design the facility which was commissioned in 2003 and continues to operate today. Plasma torches supplied by Westinghouse Plasma Corp have a history of more than 500,000 operating hours at facilities around the world. \n\nEarlier this year, Alter NRG signed a Joint Development Agreement with Air Products, which gives Air Products the right to license and incorporate Alter NRG's proprietary Westinghouse plasma gasification technology for use in renewable energy projects in Europe and North America. \n\nWaste2Tricity's agreements with Alter NRG, and its exclusive rights to new generation alkaline fuels cells under development by AFC Energy plc, provide Waste2Tricity with a distinct advantage in the UK market. AFC Energy is an innovative producer of low-cost new generation fue...