Trash-Fed Generator Deployed in Iraq

From CNET News.com:

Saving on fuel isn't a question of conservation for the military. It's about saving lives. The U.S. Army is testing two prototype generators in Iraq that run on garbage, rather than diesel fuel. The Tactical Garbage to Energy Refinery (TGER, pronounced "tiger"), was co-developed with Purdue University and deployed in May at Victory Base camp in Baghdad, where it will be tested until August. The purpose of the unit is to cut down on the amount of diesel fuel used and to cut down on the amount of garbage that camps generate, which are both security risks. "Those convoys that carry fuel are also known as targets," said James Valdes, scientific adviser for biotechnology at the U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command. "Officers say 'We don't calculate the cost of fuel in dollars, we calculate it in blood.'"

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