US Army Trials Biomass Technology

The US Army is set to use biomass refineries to produce electricity and power at its barracks in Iraq.

Discarded waste will be used in the refineries, which are designed to turn piles of trash into electricity, to help illuminate barracks and run laptops.

The four-ton refineries can run for 20 hours on a ton of waste, producing enough power to light a small village, writes the Associated Press.

The machines were built by defence contractors and scientists at Purdue University and are due to arrive for a trial period in the Bagdad area in early May this year.

By staff writer