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The machines conversion process can turn two pounds of plastic into one quart of oil, using only one kilowatt-hour of energy. The crude oil produced can then either be used in a power generator or be further refined into gasoline, though one would need a second machine to complete the refining process and create gasoline.
Why do I mention off-shore drilling?
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Here is a puzzle for the engineers.
How much fuel would a huge oil tanker consume during a trip through the floating plastic island in the Pacific Ocean if one were converted into a reaper or skimmer vessel and used to farm the plastic for fuel production?
What would be the cost/benefit ratio for a diesel engine ship compared to a solar/lunar/wave powered ship?
What about tapping into that power source in Yellowstone where the volcano is threatening to erupt?