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 We decided on a Co-Gen location on the Island of Hawaii. The name of the plant is Kalaeloa Co-generation Plant. The plant is powered by PSEG Power

https://pseg.com/family/holdings/global/plants/kalaeloa_partners/index.jsp Address: 91-111 Kalaeloa Blvd, Kapolei, HI 96707

This plant is a great location for our plastic garbage to be brought. It's located right by the garbage patch itself and will help with power supply in Hawaii. As Hawaii continues to grow and more and more electricity is needed, the steam made from the burning of this plastic will carry out massive amounts of power that is very necessary. The facility sells all of its electric power to the island utility, Hawaiian Electric Company, under a long-term power purchase agreement. The plant also supplies steam energy to a local refinery, Hawaii Independent Energy, a subsidiary of PAR Petroleum Corporation, one of only two refineries on the island. Kalaeloa provides 90% of the refinery's thermal requirements and supplies approximately 20% of the entire island electrical generating capacity. The plant's output is critical for meeting the energy needs of Oahu. Kalaeloa is pioneering the use of reclaimed water rather than drinking water which conserves valuable water resources, that drastically reduces the amount of chemicals discharged into the ocean. This Co-Gen plant is responsible for being the cleanest and most efficient of plants in Hawaii. It uses less fuel and while producing more power.

The garbage will be loaded on the the massive cargo transportation ships then sent to the plant. The total distance traveled by the ships depends on the exact location the garbage is picked up but generally between 1000 and 1500 miles. To get to the location, the ships will travel southwest. There is no specific current so the ship will be traveling through the center of the gyre. The ships will dock at the harbor and unloaded with numerous D10 bulldozers and other Caterpillar excavators. This machines will help unload the ship and load up the trailers which will be taken about a half a mile to the Co-Gen plant itself.

The best part about this is that not only will it help supply Hawaii with power and possibly other locations in the future, it will clean up the oceans from all its littered garbage.