Ze-gen Opens Massachusetts Facility

Ze-gen Inc., a clean energy company providing gasification technology to convert waste streams into synthetic natural gas and low emissions electrical energy, has opened a demonstration facility in New Bedford, Mass.

The company hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony July 23. The facility is located at New Bedford Waste Services LLC.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) awarded Ze-gen with operational permits at the end of 2006, which allow the demonstration plant to operate for 12 months. This limited time operation will allow Ze-gen to collect data on the system and the resulting synthetic gas needed to design a full-scale facility, which the company would like to locate in New Bedford.

NBWS’ facility has been site assigned by the city of New Bedford and permitted by the DEP to handle, process and transfer up to 1,500 tons of D&D material, municipal solid waste (MSW) and scrap tires per day.

More information is available at www.ze-gen.com.