TCIROOD, a landscape service company, formed a collaboration with Air Burners, a Florida-based company developing innovative solutions to fight climate change, to host Waste to Watts: A New Era in Clean Energy. The event introduced a vegetative waste management solution, the BioCharger, and highlighted solutions for turning vegetative waste into renewable energy.
This exclusive gathering brought together industry professionals, environmental leaders and technology innovators to witness advancements in waste-to-energy solutions.
TCIRood’s site served as a real-world demonstration facility for Air Burners’ technology. When TCIRood first acquired a 40-acre site filled with unmanaged landscape debris, they sought an effective and environmentally responsible solution. The partnership with Air Burners provided the answer: the FireBox system (300 Series FireBox), which has allowed them to efficiently eliminate vegetative waste while producing valuable byproducts like potash and biochar used for soil enrichment.
The BioCharger was developed in collaboration with Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) and Rolls-Royce Power Systems. It is a fully portable air curtain burner system, similar to the FireBox System, with the added benefit of converting radiant heat into electricity, storing the generated power and then charging electric vehicles and equipment on-site.
The debut of the BioCharger event included:
- TCIROOD’s sustainability story
- Live demostrations of Volvo’s latest battery-operated equipment and the BioCharger system
- Static displays and expert insights
- Rolls-Royce Power Solutions
“We’re proud to host Waste to Watts and showcase how our site serves as a model for sustainable waste management,” said Scott Fay, co-president of TCIROOD. “Our work with Air Burners has transformed how we handle landscape debris, and we’re excited to share these groundbreaking solutions with others looking for cleaner, more efficient waste management strategies.”
