Waste2Energy

So… is that possible? Viable?

For last years “renewable energy” has been widely discussed around the world… wind, sun, hydroelectric, tides… there are infinity power sources, each one with positive and negative points;

In addition, the impacts of the use of non-renewable energy are very well know: global warming, destruction of the ozone layer, acid rain, among others … besides of course, to be predicted to be ended.

However, today we understand that “renewability” is not the only challenge that we have for energy supply, there is still thousands of communities with no access to power;

I really think that what we need is to understand each region peculiarity, and propose power sources based on these opportunities. After all, “Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed.”

Sugar cane, starch grains, wood… and why not waste? Biotechnology allow us to transform all those materials into fermentable sugar, biogas, and into energy by consequence.

Aligned with that, Novozymes and DONG Energy agreement is a promising example of partnership to create value to the world.

Those companies had agreed on produce green energy from UK waste in a large scale, on the REnescience industry.

The process will consist on adding enzymes and water to regular waste, and after enzyme hydrolysis the mix can be used on reactors to create biogas. This pilot unit should generate aprox 5MW of electricity, equivalent of 9500 families.

Based on that, we can say “yes, transform waste into energy is already a viable option”.

That is “Rethink Tomorrow”

Let’s discuss more on UNLEASH LAB2017.