Summary of Strategic Plan for a Hydrogen Production Facility in Lexington Kentucky
TriEco, LLC is working to help develop a hydrogen-based business in Lexington, Kentucky. To that end, we have been researching the appropriate means to use Plasma Arc Technology to recycle materials that have been considered waste or otherwise have low value.

Project Concept
TriEco is in position to take advantage of its location, strategic contacts with local businesses, the University of Kentucky and environmental leaders to participate in developing a hydrogen production facility in Lexington, Kentucky. The timing for such a project is opportune based on current environmental trends, private and public sector interest, the federal government focus and commitment to develop a hydrogen economy and specifically the auto industry fuel cross-over, combined with the State of Kentucky's importance of the coal industry, enterprise capital, and a unique approach to using zero or negative value feedstock to produce hydrogen economically. The goal is to profitably operate a demonstration unit that will eventually lead to forming a foundation for a hydrogen based economy in North Central Kentucky.

Project Summary
In summary, TriEco proposes to develop a hydrogen production capability in Lexington, Kentucky. Ideally the property selected for the facility will be located in a HUBZONE or Enterprise Zone so that TriEco can take advantage of favorable zoning and procurement programs. In principle, TriEco will purchase or lease a plasma unit and hydrogen separation unit to process non-chlorinated feedstocks. These feedstocks include such things as tires, greases, oils, unrecyclable plastics, coal sludge, other coal wastes like ash, red bag medical waste, and other non-hazardous hydrogenous materials. The plasma unit would produce plasma converted gases, hydrogen, heat, slag, and metals. The plasma-converted gases would be marketed for plastics manufacturing or as fuel for boilers. The heat would be marketed to a collocated facility such as a plant nursery (a benign job source) and the hydrogen would be provided initially to the welding industry and fleet vehicles operated by the City as a fuel source for zero emitting vehicles. TriEco will explore several technologies to determine which hydrogenous materials have the potential for economically producing hydrogen from low or zero value sources described above. The hydrogen rich synthesis gases would be stripped of its hydrogen and then used in low polluting thermal applications.