Alter NRG
Suite 460, 227 – 11th Avenue S.W. , Calgary, , Canada

Alter NRG Corp. provides alternative energy solutions that meet the growing demand for environmentally responsible and economically viable energy in world markets.  We are working to replace landfills with the most energy efficient and environmentally sustainable waste to energy solutions.

Our Corporation markets and sells the Westinghouse Plasma technology through a wholly owned subsidiary called Westinghouse Plasma Corp. It has created the industry leading plasma gasification technology converting a variety of waste into clean syngas. The syngas produced can be used for a variety of valuable energy outputs.

Alter NRG has a unique vision, a strong team, leading plasma gasification technology, capable strategic partners and financial strength – we are well positioned for the opportunities ahead.

Alter NRG Corp. provides alternative energy solutions that meet the growing demand for environmentally responsible and economically viable energy in world markets.  We are working to replace landfills with the most energy efficient and environmentally sustainable waste to energy solutions.

Our Corporation markets and sells the Westinghouse Plasma technology through a wholly owned subsidiary called Westinghouse Plasma Corp. It has created the industry leading plasma gasification technology converting a variety of waste into clean syngas. The syngas produced can be used for a variety of valuable energy outputs.

Alter NRG has a unique vision, a strong team, leading plasma gasification technology, capable strategic partners and financial strength – we are well positioned for the opportunities ahead.

Alter NRG Corp. provides alternative energy solutions that meet the growing demand for environmentally responsible and economically viable energy in world markets.  We are working to replace landfills with the most energy efficient and environmentally sustainable waste to energy solutions.

Our Corporation markets and sells the Westinghouse Plasma technology through a wholly owned subsidiary called Westinghouse Plasma Corp. It has created the industry leading plasma gasification technology converting a variety of waste into clean syngas. The syngas produced can be used for a variety of valuable energy outputs.

Alter NRG has a unique vision, a strong team, leading plasma gasification technology, capable strategic partners and financial strength – we are well positioned for the opportunities ahead.

Our Vision

To provide the leading technology platform for converting the world’s waste into clean energy for a healthier planet.

Our Mission

As the industry leader, we will forge and dominate an industry segment that transforms current waste management practices. We build shareholder value by enabling our customers to convert waste into clean energy by providing plasma gasification products, services and solutions that are innovative and environmentally friendly.

Westinghouse Plasma is the next generation of waste to energy gasification technology.

A Westinghouse Plasma Corp. gasifier will convert a wide variety of waste streams into a clean syngas which can be further altered to create other forms of energy.

A plasma gasifier is an oxygen starved vessel where various feedstocks can be gasified using the very high temperatures achievable with plasma. Rather than being combusted, the heat  breaks the feedstock down into elements like hydrogen and simple compounds like carbon monoxide and water. The gas that is created is called synthesis gas or “syngas”.

The syngas created in the gasifier, which contains dust (particulates) and other undesirable elements like mercury, undergoes a clean-up process to make it suitable for conversion into other forms of energy including power, heat and liquid fuels. The syngas clean-up process is tailored to meet the requirements of each project. In most cases, especially where municipal solid waste (MSW) is the feedstock, the syngas clean-up will include particulate removal, sulphur removal and mercury/heavy metals removal.

Plasma gasification differs from non-plasma gasification in one key area – temperature. The temperatures inside a Westinghouse Plasma Corp. gasifier reach over 3000 °C. The higher temperatures inside our plasma gasifier results in the complete destruction of tars.  Non plasma gasifiers typically operate between 800 and 900 °C and cannot eliminate tars during operations.   As it is very difficult to remove tars downstream of a gasifier, the utility of the syngas produced by non-plasma gasifiers is very limited.  Syngas produced by non-plasma gasifiers can be burned immediately to produce power but it cannot be conditioned for use in gas turbines, reciprocating engines or for conversion into liquid fuels.

In summary, a Westinghouse Plasma Corp. gasifier enables the conversion of difficult feedstocks like MSW into a clean syngas that is suitable for use in advanced conversion technologies such as high efficiency gas turbines or next generation liquid fuels technologies. In the near future, we expect to power fuel cells with syngas from our gasifier.