CHO-Power™ is a subsidiary of Europlasma SA and acts as a lead technical partner.
Established in 1992 in Bordeaux, France, Europlasma SA specializes in the environmentally‐sound treatment of household and industrial wastes. The company has developed a world‐renowned plasma‐torch technology which gasifies and recaptures the energy in various materials, including waste streams. This energy is used to produce electricity.
Europlasma is one of few actual original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of plasma torches, the integral component of all plasma systems. They also design and operate complete turnkey facilities. They have been operating plants for over 15 years and have recently passed the impressive milestone of one million operating hours. They are quite simply the world leaders in plasma torches.
Europlasma torches are based on an R&D legacy from the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS). The torches were originally used to test materials that protect space vehicles from heating when re‐entering the atmosphere.
The plasma torch was developed to a highly efficient thermal tool, able to produce very high temperatures exceeding 5000°C (hotter than the surface of the sun). This allows plasma to heat large volumes quickly, which led to new applications for industrial thermal treatments including environmentally‐friendly and cost effective waste disposal.
