Community Wildfire Protection Program
Reduce Hazardous Fuels
South Tahoe Refuse & Recycling (STR) is exploring the installation of a 125-250kW wood waste gasifier at its South Lake Tahoe facility. Gasification has been around since the early 1800’s – instead of burning, chemical reactions turn the green waste into a gas that is a cleaner substitute for fossil fuels. If installed, the net metering system would offset the majority of grid electricity and natural gas used at the STR site by using 10-15% of the wood waste currently collected by STR, and reduce traffic and emissions from transporting waste material out of the Basin by over 70 truckloads each year.
Key Accomplishments
Accomplishments to be provided upon completion of project