Business View Caribbean | February 2020

22 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN FEBRUARY 2020 www.rrrbaler.com 30787 CO. RD. 33, UTICA, MN 55979 Call 507-993-6031 or 800-475-8812 NEW AND USED BALERS • PARTS • SERVICE • SUPPORT We are a full service baler repair and baler parts supply company R & R Repair LLC is now the owner of Excel Manufacturing The initial idea for EcoGas was to take the RDF and gasify it – converting the municipal waste into energy by means of pyrolysis, a thermochemical decomposition of organic material at elevated temperatures in the absence of oxygen. The word is coined from the Greek-derived elements pyro for “fire”, and lysis meaning “separating.” While pyrolysis, as a technology, has existed for a very long time, EcoGas featured the only existing pyrolysis system that operated 24/7. The company bought a process from an American firm, however, once the plant was installed and ready for commissioning, they discovered it was not sustainable. For two years, experts were engaged from Europe and the U.S. to troubleshoot, change, and re-engineer many of its components. Finally, it was able to deliver gas to the power plant of Aruba for a period of several months. The goal was for EcoGas to become the first waste-to-energy company in the Caribbean, significantly reducing non-recyclable waste,