The Building Texas Show podcast recently featured LOCOAL founder Miles Murray discussing the company's first commercial-scale waste-to-energy unit now operating outside Houston. This installation validates LOCOAL's technology that transforms organic and rubber waste into clean energy, high-purity bio-carbon, and industrial inputs through a mobile modular system designed to make landfills obsolete.
Murray explained during his third appearance on the podcast that LOCOAL's patented 50-foot system uses thermal decomposition, gas filtration, and bio-oil reclamation to convert wood waste, pallet tailings, storm debris, forestry byproducts, and tires into clean power and sequestered carbon while producing less than 1% ash. "This world continues to compile massive amounts of underutilized resources we call 'trash,'" Murray said. "But there's enormous value inside that waste stream. We've built a system that goes to the source of the problem and turns what was once a cost into a revenue-generating feedstock."
The commercial pilot is operating at 4840 Solutions, the largest pallet recycler in the country, where it eliminates costly transportation and landfill disposal while producing usable commodities. This development matters because it addresses multiple environmental and economic challenges simultaneously. The technology offers a measurable solution for wildfire mitigation in Texas, where Central Texas is 88% more likely to experience wildfire conditions compared to national averages, by reducing combustible biomass accumulation while generating market-grade energy and carbon.
LOCOAL's breakthrough represents a significant shift in how industries approach waste management and energy production. Agricultural operations, concrete manufacturers, steel producers, filtration companies, and battery researchers are increasingly turning to high-purity biochar as a critical input for next-generation materials. The company's newly issued U.S. patent, with protections through 2044, positions it as a category-defining leader in decentralized energy and carbon-negative infrastructure.
With over $250 million in letters of intent and $50 million in strategic commitments through Curtis Stout Power, LOCOAL is scaling production and preparing for national deployment. "2026 is the breakout year," Murray says. "We're moving from commercial pilots to full market deployment with buyers and operators across the country. What once was waste will now become a powerful part of the American energy and carbon economy." The episode featuring Miles Murray is available on The Building Texas Show across major podcast platforms.
