SPECIAL REPORT (CBO-FM), Ottawa, 22 Apr 2010, 07:14AM, Length: 00:10:12, Ref# 14B6993-1
Anchor/Reporters: KATHLEEN PETTY, KATHLEEN PETTY, ALISTAIR STEELE, Reach: 42,000
DISCUSSION OF PLASCO. “STEVE APLIN”, CONSULTANT FOR HDP GROUP. “ROD BRYDEN”, CEO OF PLASCO ENERGY GROUP. “LARRY O’BRIEN”, MAYOR OF OTTAWA. “MIKE DARCH”, DIRECTOR OF OCRI.
OTTAWA MORNING (2) (CBO-FM), Ottawa, 22 Apr 2010, 07:14AM, Length: 00:10:11, Ref# 14B6C05-18
Anchor/Reporters: KATHLEEN PETTY, KATHLEEN PETTY, ALISTAIR STEELE, Reach: 42,000
TAKING A LOOK AT PLASCO ENERGY. IT IS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF TESTING ITS PLANT AND IS POISED TO SIGN A 20-YEAR DEAL WITH THE CITY OF OTTAWA. IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE IT OPENED ITS DEMONSTRATION FACILITY, A PRECURSOR TO A FULL-SCALE PLANT. THE PROCESS INVOLVES PLASMA GASIFICATION TO HEAT GARBAGE INTO A GAS, WHOSE ENERGY CAN BE CAPTURED. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS ITS SKEPTICS, INCLUDING “STEVE APLIN”, HDP GROUP. SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CANADA, WHICH HAS PARTLY FUNDED THE PLASCO PROJECT, IS PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET BUT THE PLANT IS NOT OPERATING ANY NEAR CAPACITY. “ROD BRYDEN”, PRESIDENT AND CEO, PLASCO ENERGY GROUP; “LARRY O’BRIEN”, OTTAWA MAYOR; “MIKE DARCH”, OCRI DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL MARKETING. RESOURCES MINISTER]; [LISA RAITT]; [MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT]; [CHINA]
