NDLI: Electric energy generation from landfill biogas

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Author	Garcilasso, V.P. Velazquez, S.M.S.G. Coelho, S.T. Silva, L.S.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: CENBIO - Brazilian Reference Center on Biomass, IEE-USP - Institute of Electrotechnics and Energy of the University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 1289 - Zip code 05508-010. Cidade Universitária. São Paulo - SP. Brazil (Garcilasso, V.P.; Velazquez, S.M.S.G.; Coelho, S.T.; Silva, L.S.)
Abstract	Biogas, formed from degradation of organic matters, is composed by a mixture of gases, the main components being carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4), which is a greenhouse gas with global warming potential 20 times greater compared to CO2. The production of biogas is possible from the degradation of organic matters, like urban solid waste, waste from agricultural and cattle breeding activities, wastewater and others. Landfills can have a system for capture of the biogas produced and its later burn in flare, where methane is transformed in carbon dioxide, minimizing environmental impacts. Besides the opportunities to reduce environmental damages, biogas can also be used as a fuel to electric energy generation, this way increasing environmental gains and costs reduction due to decreased purchasing power of the local utility, or also due to the sale of surplus electricity. One can also include the opportunity to earn carbon credits through the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) established under the Kyoto Protocol. In this context, this paper presents the project to use biogas from the treatment of urban solid waste to generate electricity at Essencis' Landfill, in São Paulo / SP — Brazil, besides the barriers found for this use. This project was funded by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME).
Starting Page	5250
Ending Page	5253
File Size	486040
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424481620
e-ISBN	9781424481651
DOI	10.1109/ICECENG.2011.6058122
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-09-16
Publisher Place	China
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Electricity Landfill Carbon dioxide Production Electric energy generation Maintenance engineering Solids Global warming Marketing and sales Biogas
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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