When we started American Alternative Energy Group, we had a strong desire to do something that would really make a difference.  Now, we are proud to say that indeed we CAN make a difference - in our energy independence, our economic strength, and our environmental health. 

 

Below is some information about our flagship program, VorCinErgy™, which is a revolutionary technology with decades of proven and tested experience behind it. 

In this system, waste material is burned at an extremely high temperature, while traveling in a high speed vortex, burning fully in suspension.  Through a patented process, the particulate matter is reintroduced back into the vortex where it burns completely until no mass is left.

 

This is a unique process, in that the Vortex III™, unlike typical combustion systems, doesn't use a grate.  The combination of high temperatures (2000°F) and high speed (90 mph) along with the reintroduction of waste matter, eliminates all of the particulate matter, with no fly ash or sterile ash residue, and without giving off noxious odors or harmful emissions.  Also unlike today's available systems, the Vortex III™ does not require scrubbers to filter the exhaust, or to clean the inside of the unit.   With all of the waste material burning while trapped in suspension inside the vortex, nothing is allowed to settle against the inner walls of the combustion chamber.

 

To complete the VorCinErgy™ process, the Vortex III™ is connected to a steam boiler and steam turbine generator.  The process of waste to energy (WtE) using this type of combustion source in combination with a steam generator has been around for decades.  In fact, nearly 80% of all electricity in the world is generated with the use of a steam turbine.  Other combustion sources include jet engines, coal-fired furnaces, and natural gas ovens.  Below is an example of a type of WtE using woody biomass or specifically forest residue as a fuel source to generate clean, renewable energy.

 

By taking an existing concept of WtE, we have improved the process with a state of the art technology that ensures that there are no harmful emissions, and creates a small footprint, high output energy recovery system that can be built closer to populated areas than current methods.  This also saves time and money, and reduces carbon emissions from long-haul transportation of collected waste.  

 

In addition to our current focus for woody biomass, the Vortex III™ can be used for municipal waste management, as well as industrial waste and hospital, medical, infectious waste (HMIW).  In the past, this unit has also been used to destroy contaminated waste materials from a nuclear fuel rod facility while not giving off any harmful emissions.