RE:RE:RE:RE:Upcoming Natural Gas Renewable acquisitionFrom the LodeRock research paper, on top of page 4:<br /> <br /> <em><strong>Plasma technology - The holy grail of industrial heat?</strong><br /> <br /> Plasma can be generated by heating a neutral gas to the point it becomes hilghy electrically conductive. This process being done through a plasma torch can result in temperature ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 degrees Celsius. In short, plasma can generate significan heat without the use of fossil fuels.<br /> <br /> ...<br /> <br /> In the last decade, a combination of academic and commercial interests have focused plasma technology on environmental solutions, specifically in the treatment of industrial waste. A key benefit is that environmentally clean electricity can be used as an energy source for the plasma heating process.</em><br /> <br /> Practically, feedstock to a plasma waste treatment can be anything from biomass and other forms of organic waste to biomedical and hazardous waste, to inorganic materials such as metals and construction waste. The substance is heated, melted and ultimately vaporized with complex molecules broken down into valuable products. The result is a combination of synthesis gas (syngas of mainly hydrogen and carbon dioxide)<br /> <br />