Generating Energy from Agricultural Waste through Pelleting
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This document discusses enhancing the energy value chain from agriculture waste through pelletizing organic waste. It notes that waste management is both a growing problem and an opportunity for job creation and wealth generation through enterprises that address the waste problem. Proper waste management systems are needed to profile waste sources and opportunities for reducing waste, recycling, recovering minerals, generating energy, and proper disposal to improve health, environment and society. Agriculture is an important source of organic waste. Pellets can be a sustainable and renewable energy alternative produced from recycled wood waste or other biomass. Making pellets compacts the waste into a uniform size and shape with consistent energy content, lower moisture, and higher density than raw biomass. Potential business opportunities in waste
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Generating Energy from Agricultural Waste through Pelleting
- 1. Enhancing The Energy Value Chain from Agriculture Waste !
- 2. Peter Kuria Githinji! ! peter.g.kuria@gmail.com
- 3. Recovery from Waste Energy from Organic Waste Pelleting
- 4. WASTE MANAGEMENT ! A GROWING PROBLEM & AN OPPORTUNITY TO WEALTH Problem! impacts on health, environment, and society in general ! Opportunity! Creation of jobs and wealth through enterprises that address the problem! THIS NEEDS! Waste Management Systems that allow for the proper profiling of the waste problem and opportunities less waste production! recycling! recovery of minerals! generate energy! proper disposal! improved health! better environment and society in general! employment creation! Policies & Regulations ! Institutions with right Capacities & Competencies! Human & Capital Resources! Information & Awareness!
- 5. Source of Regenerative Waste Any Organic and Combustible Matter Most important Source is Agriculture. ! -The productive base of the Eco-System
- 6. What happens to waste in general? ❖ recycled ! ❖ recovered minerals/materials! ❖ used to generate energy! ❖ disposed! ❖ burnt Waste management systems allows for accurate estimate! - of the sources of waste! - means of waste generation! - the type of waste and quantities. ! This can lead to targeted action to improve value of waste
- 7. Waste Management Systems Policy Instruments and Institutional Structures ❖ Policies guiding how waste should be handled and treated! ❖ Institutions with the right kind of technically capable staff and appropriate skills! ❖ Well resourced both with human and financial capital
- 8. Possible Business Opportunities ❖ Generate enterprises focused on reducing waste production (efficiencies)! ❖ Develop businesses focused on recycling of waste! ❖ Introduce new businesses driven by new technologies on minerals/materials recovery! ❖ Establish businesses that use waste to generate energy depending on the type and quantities
- 9. Pellet Biomass pellets are sustainable renewable energy alternative to gas, oil and electricity ❖ It is a biomass product made of renewable substances – generally recycled wood waste! ❖ Biomass is renewable. ! ❖ Pellets burn is consistent and efficient ! ❖ It produces a fraction of the particulate emissions of raw biomass.
- 10. ! ! ! ! Pellet ! Compacted uniform in size, shape, moisture, density and energy content. ! The moisture content is substantially lower (4% to 8% water–compared to 20% to 60% for raw biomass ! The density of fuel is substantially higher than raw biomass ! They are more easily and predictably handled. ! Their uniform shape and size allows for a smaller and simpler feed system that reduces costs ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
- 11. WASTE! Where is the business? INVESTMENT! ACTIVITIES! OUTCOMES/RESULTS! BIOMASS-METHANE! GENERAL SAVINGS! JOBS FOR YOUTH ! ENERGY PRODUCTION! NEW SOURCES REVENUE! IMPROVED HEALTH! ! TECHNOLOGY! INFRASTRUCTURE! SYSTEMS! HUMAN RESOURCES INVESTMENT HEAT PRODUCTION! RECYCLING JOBS! NUTRIENT RECOVERY! POWER GENERATION! ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RETURNS TIMELINE (DEPENDS) RETURN ON INVESTMENT
- 13. How will the business work? Type of material to use will determine if it is a viable business ❖ Characteristics of Agriculture! ❖ Size of land /Spatial Dimension! ❖ Logistics of Doing the Business