Presentation at the Ministry of Energy, Science & Technology and Public Utilities Private Sector Forum, Pelican Beach Resort, Dangriga Town, Stann Creek Belize, April 4, 2013
Biogas can be used as an alternative vehicle fuel and is produced through anaerobic digestion of organic waste. It has the potential to displace 10-15% of fossil natural gas use by 2025. Biogas is 50-80% methane and can be upgraded to renewable natural gas (RNG) by increasing methane levels. Common sources of biogas include landfills, animal manure, and wastewater treatment plants. In Wisconsin, Dane County and the City of Janesville produce biogas from their landfills and wastewater facilities respectively to fuel their vehicle fleets, saving on fuel costs.
1. The document discusses biomass and combined heat and power (CHP) opportunities in North Carolina, highlighting various biomass resources available in the state including woody biomass from forests and agricultural residues.
2. It analyzes the potential of these biomass resources to meet the state's renewable energy production goals through biopower and biofuels production using CHP technologies.
3. The analysis finds that satisfying both biofuels and biopower mandates is achievable with modest increases in forest productivity in most regions of the state.
The document discusses biomass as a source of renewable energy for power generation, describing the process by which biomass is converted to electricity, different types of biomass that can be used including agriculture waste, forestry waste, energy crops and urban wood waste. It also outlines the job duties and outlook for biomass technicians, barriers to wider adoption of biomass power, and how those barriers can be mitigated to encourage greater use of biomass for electricity generation.
The document summarizes the strategic energy resources within the Western Energy Corridor and how unlocking these resources could establish a foundation for regional energy and economic development. It outlines that the corridor contains a unique base of carbon, hydrogen, and primary energy sources that could be used to create fuels, electricity, and other products. It also discusses how establishing hybrid energy systems at multiple scales integrating different energy sources could help drive down carbon footprints while leveraging existing energy distribution systems and creating jobs.
2008 Presentation I gave at Grinnell college arguing for renewables and efficiency to replace coal for electrical generation
I give concrete plans for how to transition to renewables for small Iowa communities and do it at a profit
The CZERO renewable energy solution uses anaerobic digestion to produce biogas from organic matter, which can then be converted into biomethane, electricity, heat, and fertilizer. It provides a sustainable energy supply that supports community development and meets renewable energy requirements. A 50,000 tonne CZERO facility would generate over 50,000 MWh of biomethane annually, enough to power 2,000 homes, while reducing carbon emissions and producing organic fertilizer.
Project LIBERTY aims to build the first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, using corn cobs as feedstock. The plant will produce 25 million gallons of ethanol annually using a sustainable biomass collection system from 400,000-500,000 acres of cornfields within a 35 mile radius. The project has completed a pilot plant, environmental reviews, and has secured funding from government partners. It will create over 100 new jobs and help reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil through establishing a replicable model for cellulosic ethanol production nationwide.
Biogas can be used as an alternative vehicle fuel and is produced through anaerobic digestion of organic waste. It has the potential to displace 10-15% of fossil natural gas use by 2025. Biogas is 50-80% methane and can be upgraded to renewable natural gas (RNG) by increasing methane levels. Common sources of biogas include landfills, animal manure, and wastewater treatment plants. In Wisconsin, Dane County and the City of Janesville produce biogas from their landfills and wastewater facilities respectively to fuel their vehicle fleets, saving on fuel costs.
1. The document discusses biomass and combined heat and power (CHP) opportunities in North Carolina, highlighting various biomass resources available in the state including woody biomass from forests and agricultural residues.
2. It analyzes the potential of these biomass resources to meet the state's renewable energy production goals through biopower and biofuels production using CHP technologies.
3. The analysis finds that satisfying both biofuels and biopower mandates is achievable with modest increases in forest productivity in most regions of the state.
The document discusses biomass as a source of renewable energy for power generation, describing the process by which biomass is converted to electricity, different types of biomass that can be used including agriculture waste, forestry waste, energy crops and urban wood waste. It also outlines the job duties and outlook for biomass technicians, barriers to wider adoption of biomass power, and how those barriers can be mitigated to encourage greater use of biomass for electricity generation.
The document summarizes the strategic energy resources within the Western Energy Corridor and how unlocking these resources could establish a foundation for regional energy and economic development. It outlines that the corridor contains a unique base of carbon, hydrogen, and primary energy sources that could be used to create fuels, electricity, and other products. It also discusses how establishing hybrid energy systems at multiple scales integrating different energy sources could help drive down carbon footprints while leveraging existing energy distribution systems and creating jobs.
2008 Presentation I gave at Grinnell college arguing for renewables and efficiency to replace coal for electrical generation
I give concrete plans for how to transition to renewables for small Iowa communities and do it at a profit
The CZERO renewable energy solution uses anaerobic digestion to produce biogas from organic matter, which can then be converted into biomethane, electricity, heat, and fertilizer. It provides a sustainable energy supply that supports community development and meets renewable energy requirements. A 50,000 tonne CZERO facility would generate over 50,000 MWh of biomethane annually, enough to power 2,000 homes, while reducing carbon emissions and producing organic fertilizer.
Project LIBERTY aims to build the first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefinery, using corn cobs as feedstock. The plant will produce 25 million gallons of ethanol annually using a sustainable biomass collection system from 400,000-500,000 acres of cornfields within a 35 mile radius. The project has completed a pilot plant, environmental reviews, and has secured funding from government partners. It will create over 100 new jobs and help reduce the country's dependence on foreign oil through establishing a replicable model for cellulosic ethanol production nationwide.
The document summarizes Lebanon's energy situation and renewable energy plans and achievements. Lebanon has no fossil fuel resources and relies 95% on oil for electricity generation. The country has a goal to increase renewable energy capacity, especially from wind, solar, and hydropower. Notable achievements include the National Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Action program that provides loans for efficiency and renewable projects, over 100,000 square meters of installed solar water heaters annually, and the selection of a winning bidder for a 10 MW solar power plant. Data logging of renewable energy installations shows their generation and contribution to energy needs.
Ccr sustainable building technologies draft 7.3.10Kim Mitchell
The document outlines strategies for the Center for Community Renewal (CCR) to achieve high levels of energy efficiency and conservation. It aims to reduce the CCR's energy consumption by 70% compared to a baseline building through strategies like geothermal heating/cooling, solar panels, wind turbines, and more. The CCR also aims to produce more energy annually than it consumes, becoming net-zero or better. Technologies proposed include solar, wind, a fuel cell, and smart grid integration. The goals are for the CCR to serve as a model and laboratory for sustainable building practices.
Canada: Calgary: Currie Barracks Goes Green with Rain GardensSotirakou964
The developers of the Currie Barracks residential neighborhood in Calgary implemented an award-winning urban stormwater management system using low-impact development techniques such as rain gardens, vegetated swales, and gravel infiltration trenches to manage stormwater runoff in an environmentally-friendly way. The system allows rainwater to soak into the ground rather than running off into streams or the storm sewer system, reducing pollution and preventing flooding. It has transformed underused areas of the former military base into a model of sustainable stormwater management.
James Husbands - The green economy,opportunities and challengescgrowth
The document discusses promoting green and inclusive growth in the Caribbean through increased use of renewable energy. It notes that the Caribbean relies heavily on oil imports, which have doubled in cost in recent years. This presents challenges to balancing economic development, poverty reduction, and climate change mitigation. The document proposes widespread development and deployment of renewable energy technologies like solar, wind, hydro, and biomass as a solution to high energy prices and climate change, and to create new jobs. It provides examples of existing renewable energy projects in the Caribbean and highlights the region's abundant renewable energy resources. The overall goal is to optimize use of diverse Caribbean energy resources to meet energy needs sustainably.
Voluntary carbon off set certificate eu 1, for barcelona hotel, oct. 12, 2011 Алена Кудриницкая
Norbert J. Kozma purchased carbon offset credits from the Aydin Salavatli Dora-1 Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey, reducing their carbon footprint by 58 kg of CO2e. The 7.9 MW geothermal power plant generates electricity for the national grid while displacing over 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually. The purchase of these voluntary carbon credits will be retired according to international carbon accounting standards.
Cfri Energy From Bark Beetle October 21 2010mpattonmallory
The document discusses harvesting energy from forests impacted by bark beetle epidemics in Colorado and Wyoming. It outlines opportunities for using forest biomass as a feedstock for bioenergy and biobased products. Challenges include the large volumes of dead trees which increase fire risks, high costs of harvesting and transporting the distributed biomass resource, and lack of sufficient processing infrastructure. The document evaluates supplying biomass to existing facilities through co-firing with coal or developing smaller-scale heat and power systems.
This document provides a summary of India's biomass power sector. It notes that India has a biomass availability of 150 million metric tons per year, providing potential to install 16,000 MW of biomass power plants. However, only 600 MW is currently installed due to higher costs and inconsistent biomass fuel availability. The government provides several incentives to promote investment in biomass power. Major investments are planned from both public and private sectors to develop biomass power projects across various Indian states. Biomass cultivation and improved technologies are also areas of focus to boost the biomass power sector in India.
1. Net energy yield is an important factor in evaluating energy resources, as it accounts for the energy needed to extract and produce the resource.
2. While fossil fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal are plentiful, they have high environmental impacts, especially coal which is a major contributor to air pollution and carbon emissions.
3. Nuclear power has low carbon emissions but produces long-lived radioactive waste and has high costs, low net energy yield, and safety concerns that have limited its expansion.
This document introduces One Planet Living, an approach to sustainability that uses 10 principles to guide communities, companies, and regions toward consuming resources at a globally sustainable level. It provides examples of real-world projects applying this approach, including sustainable communities that are reducing their ecological footprints while improving quality of life. The goal is to demonstrate that a low-carbon future is achievable through partnership and by addressing consumption as well as production of resources.
Dramatic energy use in the Middle East continues to create problems. This presentation goes through real world solutions that can be cost effectively implemented and contribute to a sustainable world view.
1) BioRegional is a UK charity established in 1994 that promotes the concept of One Planet Living, which aims to reduce humanity's ecological footprint to within sustainable planetary boundaries.
2) BedZED, a 250-person eco-village developed by BioRegional in London in 2002, demonstrates One Planet Living principles through strategies like generating renewable energy on-site, sustainable materials, local food production, and green transportation plans.
3) BioRegional is working with the London Borough of Sutton to implement the One Planet Living framework in Hackbridge, with the goal of making the area sustainable by 2025, including offering home audits and insulation programs to residents.
Plans for rewilding and repeopling on an estate in the HighlandsJeremy Leggett
The document presents a model for a 21st century sustainable Highland estate called Bunloit that aims to address climate, biodiversity, COVID-19, and depopulation crises through four Rs: restoration, regeneration, repeopling, and recovery. It discusses conducting stakeholder consultations, donating profits to the local community, setting goals to increase carbon sequestration, biodiversity, employment, and sustainable profitability by 2031. The model at Bunloit would restore crofts, build single eco-homes and small clusters of enterprises and homes, and establish a school for furniture building to attract new residents as part of repeopling the area.
The document discusses various sustainable energy sources and strategies including:
1. Conservation methods like green buildings, compact fluorescent lights, and increased appliance efficiencies.
2. Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass. Specific technologies discussed include photovoltaics, fuel cells, algae biofuels, and cellulosic ethanol.
3. Transportation efficiency like electric vehicles, hybrids, and increased fuel economy standards.
TWEED : biomass/biofuel energy industry in WalloniaCluster TWEED
The document discusses biomass energy production in Wallonia, Belgium. It provides the following information:
- In 2010, Wallonia used 147 TWh of energy, with biomass accounting for over 85% of renewable energy production and remaining the most important renewable source for 2020 targets.
- Biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plants produce 5.5 TWh annually while biogas and residential heating from biomass account for smaller amounts.
- There are 8 companies in Wallonia that produce wood pellets with a total annual capacity of 500,000 tons, though most pellets are imported.
- The document outlines various Walloon companies involved in biomass energy production, including
This document discusses a conference on beyond zero carbon housing held at the University of Nottingham. It begins by introducing the concept of a zero carbon hierarchy to help define zero carbon goals. It then covers topics discussed at the event including fabric energy efficiency standards, carbon compliance targets, understanding the impact of the 2011 budget changes, lessons from case studies on performance gaps between design and implementation, and monitoring in-use energy consumption.
The document discusses various renewable energy technologies including solar, wind, biofuels, geothermal, hydroelectric, and hydrogen. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each technology, how much they currently contribute to energy production, and barriers to their increased adoption such as high costs, land use requirements, or lack of infrastructure. Improving energy efficiency is also highlighted as having potential to significantly reduce wasted energy.
Steven apfelbaum quivira final nov 2010 v2Andrew Fynn
The document proposes a partnership between The Earth Partners LLC and ranchers to restore rangeland health through invasive cedar removal and soil carbon sequestration. TEP will map cedar quantities, soil carbon levels, and develop ranch management plans. Ranchers incur no costs for cedar removal and may earn revenue from biomass and soil carbon credit sales. The partnership aims to scale up restoration across millions of acres to meet power company biomass demand and create a viable soil carbon marketplace. Ranchers interested in heavy cedar removal and improving soils are sought to join the partnership.
Mr. Oliver Frith is the Acting Programme Director at the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and based in Beijing, China. He has an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University and an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge. He has worked at INBAR’s Beijing Headquarters for over 7 years, managing and advising livelihood development and environmental projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
The document summarizes Lebanon's energy situation and renewable energy plans and achievements. Lebanon has no fossil fuel resources and relies 95% on oil for electricity generation. The country has a goal to increase renewable energy capacity, especially from wind, solar, and hydropower. Notable achievements include the National Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Action program that provides loans for efficiency and renewable projects, over 100,000 square meters of installed solar water heaters annually, and the selection of a winning bidder for a 10 MW solar power plant. Data logging of renewable energy installations shows their generation and contribution to energy needs.
Ccr sustainable building technologies draft 7.3.10Kim Mitchell
The document outlines strategies for the Center for Community Renewal (CCR) to achieve high levels of energy efficiency and conservation. It aims to reduce the CCR's energy consumption by 70% compared to a baseline building through strategies like geothermal heating/cooling, solar panels, wind turbines, and more. The CCR also aims to produce more energy annually than it consumes, becoming net-zero or better. Technologies proposed include solar, wind, a fuel cell, and smart grid integration. The goals are for the CCR to serve as a model and laboratory for sustainable building practices.
Canada: Calgary: Currie Barracks Goes Green with Rain GardensSotirakou964
The developers of the Currie Barracks residential neighborhood in Calgary implemented an award-winning urban stormwater management system using low-impact development techniques such as rain gardens, vegetated swales, and gravel infiltration trenches to manage stormwater runoff in an environmentally-friendly way. The system allows rainwater to soak into the ground rather than running off into streams or the storm sewer system, reducing pollution and preventing flooding. It has transformed underused areas of the former military base into a model of sustainable stormwater management.
James Husbands - The green economy,opportunities and challengescgrowth
The document discusses promoting green and inclusive growth in the Caribbean through increased use of renewable energy. It notes that the Caribbean relies heavily on oil imports, which have doubled in cost in recent years. This presents challenges to balancing economic development, poverty reduction, and climate change mitigation. The document proposes widespread development and deployment of renewable energy technologies like solar, wind, hydro, and biomass as a solution to high energy prices and climate change, and to create new jobs. It provides examples of existing renewable energy projects in the Caribbean and highlights the region's abundant renewable energy resources. The overall goal is to optimize use of diverse Caribbean energy resources to meet energy needs sustainably.
Voluntary carbon off set certificate eu 1, for barcelona hotel, oct. 12, 2011 Алена Кудриницкая
Norbert J. Kozma purchased carbon offset credits from the Aydin Salavatli Dora-1 Geothermal Power Plant in Turkey, reducing their carbon footprint by 58 kg of CO2e. The 7.9 MW geothermal power plant generates electricity for the national grid while displacing over 30,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually. The purchase of these voluntary carbon credits will be retired according to international carbon accounting standards.
Cfri Energy From Bark Beetle October 21 2010mpattonmallory
The document discusses harvesting energy from forests impacted by bark beetle epidemics in Colorado and Wyoming. It outlines opportunities for using forest biomass as a feedstock for bioenergy and biobased products. Challenges include the large volumes of dead trees which increase fire risks, high costs of harvesting and transporting the distributed biomass resource, and lack of sufficient processing infrastructure. The document evaluates supplying biomass to existing facilities through co-firing with coal or developing smaller-scale heat and power systems.
This document provides a summary of India's biomass power sector. It notes that India has a biomass availability of 150 million metric tons per year, providing potential to install 16,000 MW of biomass power plants. However, only 600 MW is currently installed due to higher costs and inconsistent biomass fuel availability. The government provides several incentives to promote investment in biomass power. Major investments are planned from both public and private sectors to develop biomass power projects across various Indian states. Biomass cultivation and improved technologies are also areas of focus to boost the biomass power sector in India.
1. Net energy yield is an important factor in evaluating energy resources, as it accounts for the energy needed to extract and produce the resource.
2. While fossil fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal are plentiful, they have high environmental impacts, especially coal which is a major contributor to air pollution and carbon emissions.
3. Nuclear power has low carbon emissions but produces long-lived radioactive waste and has high costs, low net energy yield, and safety concerns that have limited its expansion.
This document introduces One Planet Living, an approach to sustainability that uses 10 principles to guide communities, companies, and regions toward consuming resources at a globally sustainable level. It provides examples of real-world projects applying this approach, including sustainable communities that are reducing their ecological footprints while improving quality of life. The goal is to demonstrate that a low-carbon future is achievable through partnership and by addressing consumption as well as production of resources.
Dramatic energy use in the Middle East continues to create problems. This presentation goes through real world solutions that can be cost effectively implemented and contribute to a sustainable world view.
1) BioRegional is a UK charity established in 1994 that promotes the concept of One Planet Living, which aims to reduce humanity's ecological footprint to within sustainable planetary boundaries.
2) BedZED, a 250-person eco-village developed by BioRegional in London in 2002, demonstrates One Planet Living principles through strategies like generating renewable energy on-site, sustainable materials, local food production, and green transportation plans.
3) BioRegional is working with the London Borough of Sutton to implement the One Planet Living framework in Hackbridge, with the goal of making the area sustainable by 2025, including offering home audits and insulation programs to residents.
Plans for rewilding and repeopling on an estate in the HighlandsJeremy Leggett
The document presents a model for a 21st century sustainable Highland estate called Bunloit that aims to address climate, biodiversity, COVID-19, and depopulation crises through four Rs: restoration, regeneration, repeopling, and recovery. It discusses conducting stakeholder consultations, donating profits to the local community, setting goals to increase carbon sequestration, biodiversity, employment, and sustainable profitability by 2031. The model at Bunloit would restore crofts, build single eco-homes and small clusters of enterprises and homes, and establish a school for furniture building to attract new residents as part of repeopling the area.
The document discusses various sustainable energy sources and strategies including:
1. Conservation methods like green buildings, compact fluorescent lights, and increased appliance efficiencies.
2. Renewable energy sources like solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and biomass. Specific technologies discussed include photovoltaics, fuel cells, algae biofuels, and cellulosic ethanol.
3. Transportation efficiency like electric vehicles, hybrids, and increased fuel economy standards.
TWEED : biomass/biofuel energy industry in WalloniaCluster TWEED
The document discusses biomass energy production in Wallonia, Belgium. It provides the following information:
- In 2010, Wallonia used 147 TWh of energy, with biomass accounting for over 85% of renewable energy production and remaining the most important renewable source for 2020 targets.
- Biomass combined heat and power (CHP) plants produce 5.5 TWh annually while biogas and residential heating from biomass account for smaller amounts.
- There are 8 companies in Wallonia that produce wood pellets with a total annual capacity of 500,000 tons, though most pellets are imported.
- The document outlines various Walloon companies involved in biomass energy production, including
This document discusses a conference on beyond zero carbon housing held at the University of Nottingham. It begins by introducing the concept of a zero carbon hierarchy to help define zero carbon goals. It then covers topics discussed at the event including fabric energy efficiency standards, carbon compliance targets, understanding the impact of the 2011 budget changes, lessons from case studies on performance gaps between design and implementation, and monitoring in-use energy consumption.
The document discusses various renewable energy technologies including solar, wind, biofuels, geothermal, hydroelectric, and hydrogen. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each technology, how much they currently contribute to energy production, and barriers to their increased adoption such as high costs, land use requirements, or lack of infrastructure. Improving energy efficiency is also highlighted as having potential to significantly reduce wasted energy.
Steven apfelbaum quivira final nov 2010 v2Andrew Fynn
The document proposes a partnership between The Earth Partners LLC and ranchers to restore rangeland health through invasive cedar removal and soil carbon sequestration. TEP will map cedar quantities, soil carbon levels, and develop ranch management plans. Ranchers incur no costs for cedar removal and may earn revenue from biomass and soil carbon credit sales. The partnership aims to scale up restoration across millions of acres to meet power company biomass demand and create a viable soil carbon marketplace. Ranchers interested in heavy cedar removal and improving soils are sought to join the partnership.
Mr. Oliver Frith is the Acting Programme Director at the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and based in Beijing, China. He has an MSc in Environmental Change and Management from Oxford University and an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge. He has worked at INBAR’s Beijing Headquarters for over 7 years, managing and advising livelihood development and environmental projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Captive biomass energy plantations are proposed as a solution to issues with conventional biomass power plants in India. Planting fast-growing trees and grasses on wastelands could provide a low-cost, secure fuel source for biomass power plants. This would allow 24-hour renewable energy production and potentially replace thermal power plants. Large-scale biomass plantations could eliminate carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels by being carbon neutral, as well as reducing air pollution, creating jobs, and achieving energy security through domestic fuel sources. However, changing priorities would be needed to actualize this vision at a global scale.
This document discusses biomass as an energy source. It begins by defining biomass and describing how energy can be extracted from it through combustion, torrefaction, pyrolysis and gasification. It then discusses topics like the potential of biomass to meet energy needs, technical impediments to its use, environmental impacts, laws and regulations, and debates around its sustainability. While biomass is a renewable resource, there are challenges with its development, transportation and carbon emissions that limit its viability as a large-scale energy alternative to fossil fuels.
This document discusses the potential for expanding wood-based energy sustainably. It notes that modern biomass could more than triple by 2030, providing over 90 exajoules of energy. However, challenges include issues related to food security, land use change, and low oil prices. These can be addressed through sustainable intensification of agriculture and forestry to boost yields without expanding land use, making use of residues, and improving efficiency. There are large potential sources of biomass from closing yield gaps, better use of pastureland, and reducing food losses, totaling over 2 billion hectares that could provide around 300 exajoules. Policies to support planted forests and short-rotation tree crops on appropriate lands could boost
The document discusses the potential for farms in the UK to contribute to renewable energy production through various technologies like solar, wind, and anaerobic digestion (AD). It finds that farms could provide 10-20 GW of renewable energy capacity, equivalent to 10.5-21% of the UK's total energy in 2013. Specifically for AD, the document estimates that if all suitable dairy farms or 1,800 farms installed AD systems, they could generate 0.1 GW or 0.9 GW of capacity respectively. The document also notes that farm-scale renewable energy could provide farmers a new income source to help ensure the viability of their businesses and continue food production.
This document discusses using biomass gasification and distributed power generation to sustainably develop rural areas in India and Africa. It proposes implementing distributed power generation systems from 500 kW to 2 MW connected to rural electric grids, as well as smaller 10 kW systems for individual village electrification. Biomass is best used locally in a distributed manner due to logistics. Distributed generation can provide local jobs, equitable incomes, and prevent rural migration. Systems produce green electricity while also generating steam, hot water and charcoal as byproducts. The document provides examples of existing biomass gasification projects providing power to industries and rural areas.
El 16 de marzo de 2016 visitó la Fundación Ramón Areces el físico Chris Llewellyn Smith, ex director del CERN, profesor de la Universidad de Oxford y presidente del Consejo de SESAME. Tituló su conferencia: '¿Serán las necesidades energéticas del futuro compatibles con la sostenibilidad?'. Esta actividad formó parte del ciclo organizado por la Fundación Ramón Areces en colaboración con la Real Sociedad Española de Física.
This document summarizes a presentation about the potential for biomass energy in Pakistan. It outlines that Pakistan faces an energy crisis and could benefit from developing renewable sources like biomass. The document discusses what biomass is and where it comes from. It notes that Pakistan generates a large amount of agricultural and animal waste biomass annually. It also examines existing small-scale biogas digesters in Pakistan and the potential for larger commercial plants, highlighting the Landhi cattle colony as a prime location. In conclusion, the document stresses that Pakistan should develop a national program to promote biomass energy to help address its energy needs and reduce environmental pollution.
The document discusses several issues related to the environment and energy sources. It notes that the environment is currently threatened by human activity like exploitation of resources and fossil fuel use. This has led to problems like global warming, energy scarcity, and limited resources. In particular, fossil fuel reserves are dwindling while their use contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. The population growth also increases food and resource demands, putting further pressure on the environment. Sustainable solutions are needed to address these interconnected issues.
Bamboo is a promising source of biomass energy that is often overlooked. It grows rapidly, is renewable, and can be used to produce charcoal, briquettes, and electricity through gasification. Models show that managed bamboo forests can sequester carbon faster than other fast-growing species. Technologies exist for small-scale and commercial charcoal production from bamboo, as well as briquetting enterprises. Life cycle analyses indicate bamboo gasification systems have higher energy output and carbon closure than ethanol production. While initial costs are higher for biomass systems than diesel or solar, the production costs of electricity are lower, making biomass more economical. Promoting bamboo energy can provide income, energy access, land benefits
The document discusses biomass as an alternative energy source. It provides an overview of biomass, including what it is and how energy is extracted from it. The objectives are to learn about the pros and cons of biomass sustainability and technical aspects. While biomass has potential as a renewable resource, there are also environmental disadvantages and technical impediments to overcome related to efficiency, transportation costs, and nutrient loss in soil. Laws and regulations also impact biomass use.
The document discusses biomass as an alternative energy source. It defines biomass as a renewable energy derived from living organisms and covers materials like wood. The objectives are to learn about the pros and cons of biomass in terms of sustainability, production, implementation, regulations and technical aspects. An overview explains biomass can generate electricity or heat through combustion. While biomass has potential, there are disagreements around energy content and higher costs compared to fossil fuels. Technical impediments include issues with gathering, output efficiency and pollution from combustion.
This document summarizes a technology strategy for greening the Cape and Islands region of Massachusetts. It outlines the context of energy challenges and policies, presents an inventory of the region's current energy use and emissions, and identifies priority technology areas and high impact projects to reduce fossil fuel dependence and transition to renewable energy sources. These include improving building envelopes and heating systems, promoting biofuels and electric vehicles, developing offshore wind and community-scale renewable projects, and integrating smart grid technologies. The strategy estimates the region could achieve around 70% energy independence and cut carbon emissions by 61% through these initiatives.
The document discusses various aspects of climate change mitigation. It describes strategies that could each prevent the emission of one billion tons of carbon dioxide per year by 2054, called "stabilization wedges." These include improving energy efficiency, expanding renewable energy like solar and wind power, increasing carbon capture and storage, and enhancing natural carbon sinks through activities like reforestation. The document emphasizes that a variety of approaches will be needed to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the coming decades in order to limit global temperature increases.
1) The document discusses plans for Bobcat Sustainables Co to make Brewster Academy more sustainable by reducing its ecological footprint and energy consumption.
2) It proposes short term solutions like promoting conservation, installing meters to monitor usage, and purchasing local/sustainable goods. Long term it suggests rebuilding older buildings using sustainable materials and installing renewable energy like geothermal wells.
3) The projections estimate the plan could reduce Brewster's energy costs by over $425,000 annually and pay back investments in sustainable upgrades within 6 years, ensuring the longevity and sustainability of the institution.
Biochar Summit Ormoc City, Leyte, Philippines (in November 2018)Christer Soderberg
This document provides information from a presentation on biochar and regenerative agriculture. It discusses biochar as a means of improving soil quality, increasing crop yields, and mitigating climate change by sequestering carbon. A field trial demonstrated increased yields with the addition of biochar to soil amendments. The presentation promotes biochar as a sustainable waste management practice and soil regeneration technique that can boost food security, water security, and climate security while providing economic opportunities.
Clean Coal And The Integrated Gasification Combined CycleNatasha Barnett
The document discusses the origins of the modern oil refinery and petroleum distillation process. It notes that in 1862, Benjamin Jr.'s research demonstrated that 50% of newly discovered Pennsylvania Rock Oil could be distilled into useful products, marking the beginning of the petroleum distillation industry. Further details are provided on the challenges of early filtration and purification methods.
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We know we want to create products which our customers find to be valuable. Whether we label it as customer-centric or product-led depends on how long we've been doing product management. There are three challenges we face when doing this. The obvious challenge is figuring out what our users need; the non-obvious challenges are in creating a shared understanding of those needs and in sensing if what we're doing is meeting those needs.
In this webinar, we won't focus on the research methods for discovering user-needs. We will focus on synthesis of the needs we discover, communication and alignment tools, and how we operationalize addressing those needs.
Industry expert Scott Sehlhorst will:
• Introduce a taxonomy for user goals with real world examples
• Present the Onion Diagram, a tool for contextualizing task-level goals
• Illustrate how customer journey maps capture activity-level and task-level goals
• Demonstrate the best approach to selection and prioritization of user-goals to address
• Highlight the crucial benchmarks, observable changes, in ensuring fulfillment of customer needs
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Building Your Employer Brand with Social MediaLuanWise
Presented at The Global HR Summit, 6th June 2024
In this keynote, Luan Wise will provide invaluable insights to elevate your employer brand on social media platforms including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. You'll learn how compelling content can authentically showcase your company culture, values, and employee experiences to support your talent acquisition and retention objectives. Additionally, you'll understand the power of employee advocacy to amplify reach and engagement – helping to position your organization as an employer of choice in today's competitive talent landscape.
1. PROOF OF CONCEPT:
COMMUNITIY SCALE
BIOMASS ENERGY PRODUCTION
Clean Residential Energy Production
Carbon Footprint Credits
Managed Forest Conservation
2.
3. Who's Responsibility is
The Land Ethic?
“The Ethical Obligation on
the Part of the Private
Owner is the Only Visible
Remedy for
Conservation.
The Land Ethic Simply
Expands the Boundary of
the Community to Include
the Soils, Water, Plants
and Animals.”
-Aldo Leopold
Father of Modern Conservation Management
4.
5. Overview: Why BioMass?
Gateway to Energy Independence
Through Biotic Interdependence
➲ Use and Nurture the Naturally Abundant &
Rapidly Renewables and Waste BioMass
on Sanctuary Belize
➲ Use Proven BioMass Gas Tech to Create
Natural Gas for On-Site Generation of
Power & Container Fuel (PGI: “DCDT”)
➲ Participate in the Natural Energy Cycle and
Reduce Carbon Footprint with a Perpetual
Fuel Source Supplying Is A Measurable
Mode of Earning Carbon Credits
➲ Effectively Create Community Energy
7. GOAL OF CONCEPT
➲ GOAL: Deliver in approx. 90 days a BioGas
100kWa Energy Grid
➲ Pictured here is a full scale multi MW system requiring only 10000sf partial covered plant. A 100KW system requires
only 2500 sf part covered slab. This diagram ilustrates the straightforward and compact systems involved.
8. Plan of Action
Turnkey a 100kW* Grid Connected Power
Able to deliver complete energy requirement
for Office, Staff Lodging & Woodshop
• Harvest & Process Bamboo Existing on
the Property to Fuel the Annual Requirement
of BioMass. (requires 5 acres of bamboo)
• Demonstrate that Model can Produce on-
site marketable electricity at a cost of $.10
per kWh, $.20-25 effective cost per kWh
(unit).
• Demonstrate Added Value Marketing
Potential for Green Equity, Brand Equity &
CSR Reporting
9. The Present Situation
➲ A Sample House at Sanctuary Belize consumed
1120 units (kWh) in one month.
➲ Sanctuary Belize purchases electric energy from
Belize for $.22USD per kWh. The utility for the
sample house is $543 for the month.
➲ Or SB could make energy for $.10USD per kWh a
savings of $431
➲ Sanctuary Belize has an Estimated 10000 Tons of
feedstock waste mass & renewable bamboo
➲ Sanctuary Belize has Carbon +
➲ Waste Timber, Lot Waste
➲ Construction Waste, Household Waste
➲ Seaweed, Leaf Litter, grasses, off-gas renewables
10. ➲ Development To Date:
Field Study Found Abundant Bamboo and BioMass
Onsite Biomass is a Natural Capital Carbon Sink
PGI Developed BioMass & Alternate Energy Tech In
US, India and Cambodia
Work Order for Pilot Project Awarded to PGI
➲ Important background information:
Thousands of BioMass Fuel Systems are Serving
Homes, Business and Major Industry Worldwide.
BioMass Fuel is Appropriate Tech when fuel is readily
available such is the case at Sanctuary Belize.
Sanctuary Belize could be leveraging CSR as a global
marketing tool for brand equity, goodwill and ethical
consumers. (ie SEC, Bloomberg and Reuters now scoring companies Enviro/Social/Governance
(ESG) metrics) http://blogs.hbr.org/leadinggreen/2009/05/is-esg-data-going-mainstream.html)
11.
12.
13. Sanctuary Sittee River
Bamboos, growing
thick, standing single–
put all your roots
together and all is well
in the mountains and
rivers.” Sengai, 19th
century Japanese Zen
Master
14. EROSION CONTROL
Bamboo provides
excellent erosion
control and check
because of its
extensive interlocking
rhizomes or root
systems, which bind
together 85% of the
soil approximately one
foot below the surface
where it is planted.
15. Water and Soil Mgt
FAO prescribes live
bamboo and bamboo
jetties to prevent
scouring at river
bends (punta
diamante)
20. CARBON DRAWDOWN: Dr. Etelvino Novotny at a
Terra Preta site in Brazil
In addition to high organic matter
contents, Amazonian Dark Earths
are characterized by high P
contents reaching 200-400 mg
P/kg, and higher cation exchange
capacity, pH and base saturation
than surrounding soils (Sombroek,
1966; Liang et al., 2006). These
soils are therefore highly fertile
(Lehmann et al., 2003). Fallows on
the Amazonian Dark Earths can
be as short as 6 months, whereas
fallow periods on Oxisols are
usually 8 to 10 years long
(German and Cravo, 1999).
24. The Renewable Story
• Original forecasts which turned out to be wrong:
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Wind and Solar turned out
to be Costly per kW, Tech Complex, Maintenance
Prone, Susceptible
Original forecasts which turned out to be true:
• Off-the-Shelf Durable and Existing BioMass Tech Can
be Converted to Clean Fuel Burners
• Agrarian Developing Countries have abundant Fue
Stocks for Biogasification
• Low GHG and High Carbon Credit Incentives
• Scarcity of Fossil Fuel Energy Increases
Levelized Cost:
• Wind $ 83 p/MWh
• Solar $144 p/MWh
• Hydro $ 77 p/MWh
• Biomass $ 56 p/MWh
*US EIA 2010
25. Potential Alternatives
➲ Alternative strategies
Remain on Dependent Grid and Suffer Price Shocks
Invest In Costly High Tech With Slow Break Even/ROI
Allow Others to Manage Alternative Fuel Upstream
Allow Sustainable Natural Capital to Remain Locked in Land
Instead of Our Three Bottom Line Plan (Biotic Cycle)
Lost Development Value Addition of Carbon Trading & Finance
➲ Pros and Cons of each strategy
Solar Is “Free Fuel” only if CapEx, Land Space and Maintenance
Not Weighed*
Wind Can Be Geo-Fickle, Prone to Disaster Damage
BioFuel Follows a Natural Energy Cycle, is a Renewable
Resource, Promotes Soil Resilience and is a Carbon Capture
PROFIT Center
➲ 100kW produced is $60,000 overhead reduction
*The 1 MW photovoltaic solar installation by Gap Inc's Western Distribution Center in Fresno, CA
required five acres, cost $7 million, and took 6 months to build
26. INFRASTRUCTURE ASSUMPTIONS for 100kW Proof of Concept
TURNKEY Top-Down-Draft-Reburn-Gasifier + 3 phase 120kW** 200,000USD
Annual Hours of Operation .
6000 ( 80 max)
Feed per 24 hour period 3.24 tons
Output (kW) per 24 hour period 2400kW (4:1 turndown capable)
Output (Kw) Annual 600000kW (units)
Output (alternative unit) HP per 24 hour period 3216HP
Output (alternative unit) HP per Year 804000HP
GRID CONNECTION CAP EX
Grid connection ( UPS delivery track 30,000USD
Integrated Grid Control System 25,000USD
Harvest and Project Management Tech Tran 50,000USD
27. Community Power available (p hr) 100kWa
Annual hours of operation 6000
Annual power generation (units (kwH) 600000
Annual biomass consumption 1020 tons
Annual Cost of operation 42600 USD
Depreciation (Equipment straight 15yr) 7500 USD
Process Cost (value of waste) 10000 USD
TOTAL COST POWER PER ANNUM 60100 USD
28. BI-PRODUCTS
Charcoal (Annual) 90MT
Clean Char-Fuel to the local market
Bio-Char or Activated Char as Co-Industry
Carbon Down As Soil Additive to Local Farmers
32. Who Is Using BioMass?
Siemens India: 40 MW
Hindusthan Paper 5+4 MW
Goteborg Energi 4000 cars
US NAVY 1/3 BDies
State of Assam 16MW
Surabhi Bamboo 120kW
PGS-Haiti 20kW
MNBA-IIT 12kW x10,000 community
units
36. For More Information
Contact: Frank Costanzo- Connelly, PGI: Biomass Energy Project/CSR
frank@peerlessgreen.net
Contact: Robert Kathman, EBT: Santuary Belize
robert@ebtbelize.com
Editor's Notes
This is an overview of a public private partnership between Sanctuary Belize with its foreseeable 2+MW long term energy requirement, and the Government of Belize that is largely dependent on foreign sourced energy, and the joint desire of the parties to achieve energy independence for Belize and conserve the natural capital resources the country has been bestowed.
Globally we are becoming aware that we must all be more conservation minded about our natural resources and ability to keep healthy and provide nutrition for a growing population. The millennium gave rise to the determination that all countries of the world must work together to achieve certain goals that are key to our ability to sustain ourselves, our economies and communities. These are known as the Millinnium Goals. It's also become evident that the global tax base will never be large enough for Governments to achieve these goals without the will of the private sector and its notions of 'development.' A new ethic is required and this is generally been labelled Corporate Social Responsibility or Corporate Sustainability. It used to be that a company's 'sustainability' relied solely on its ability to keep doing what it does for as low a cost and high a profit as possible. A great example are logging companies of the 1920's that leveled every privately available forest, then lobbied governments to open public lands to forestry. The thought of afforestation (the replacement of trees taken) and biodiverse forestry never was even considered an option. Today however we are becoming enlightened to the broader scope of “profit” as it relates to “natural capital services” (production of air), “biomass cycle of energy” (biotic circulation) and the true definition of conservation does not end at the State Forest protected boundary. Through our perceived independence from nature, we lost our understanding of our interdependence on nature.
A recent survey by Conde Naste found that nearly 90% of tourists are attracted to Belize due to its natural beauty, beautiful forests and beaches. For this reason, among others, it is important that Belize's largest economic driver- tourism- is protected and maintained, as well as developed in a manner that is 'least violent' to the biotic cycle. Back in the 40's conservationist Aldo Leopold, was one of the first to articulate the growing disregard for the biotic cycle in the name of 'development.' He called for a development relationship that included moral social and environmental insight. He called this the land ethic. 50 years later and we are living his foresight that we are critically in need of living in a way that is in harmony with -not in competition and dominion over- nature. This responsibility falls on private citizen, landholder, business and government alike. The outsourcing of conservation and wildlife management is no longer tenable – and in fact never was. 'Velvet rope forest policies have led to artificial fragmented ecosystems and fail to include community and social economy in the natural order of the biotic cycle. The result has been forest fires, erosion, loss of biodiversity and socio-economic distress.
In 2012, international sustainable business consultant Peerless Green Initiatives, was hired and invited to tour Sanctuary Belize, a 14000 acre reserve on which 4000 acres was to be developed for homes, hotels, restaurants and marina. This exquisite site extends east from Cockstand Forest Reserve to the Caribbean. After touring and meeting the developers including owner/farmer Belizian John Usher, PGI's Senior Analyst Frank C Connelly commented that never before had he seen a development being approached with such care to the fact that there are five distinct ecosystems at play on the site, and that each must be respected and left unmolested as much as possible during the development and beyond. It was on this trip that Frank notices two factors that he had seen in many other developing countries including India, Nepal, Cambodia and Guatemala...an abundance of renewable biomass that is otherwise wasted or burned – and exorbitant energy costs.
Frank had from 2007 to 2012 lived and worked in India. It was a tough environment for a sustainable business firm to thrive, and the range of experiences and impact lead to PGI's recognition by the United Nations Development Program, UN Environment Program, Committee on Biodiversity, Waste Management Partnership, UNIDO and World Bank. Frank studied under India's former conservator of Forests, NS Adkoli and together they organized the 1000 member Agroforest Farmers Coop, the Bamboo Borderfarm Initiative and the commercialization of bamboo and biomass for energy in rural regions. From this Frank learned first hand the symphony of the bio-cycle that when tapped into creates a harmony of human and natural economy. Both can profit and both do profit in terms of 'true conservation, sustainable development and social community building including gender equality, education and appreciation of natural capital services, and the biotic energy cycle.. The recognition and interdependence on this cycle through use of simple and durable technology created local and regional energy independence, and thus the transformational change that the UNMDG demanded in 2011 which must vigorously pursue. Because of this mandate, groups like World Bank and REDD+ have created systems where the protection of ecology, and the reduction of carbon and GHG's (that threaten to upset the biotic cycle around the globe) providing strong incentives and finance for public-private partnerships that adopt sustainable economic energy models.
To be clear, PGI does not represent any one technology. By its definition and corporate ethos, it could not serve its clients who include business, governments and NGO's if it did. Each situation is assessed on its own merits and situation, and the most suitable expert reviewed model is created with the most durable tech available. This is PGI's “DCD' tech criteria wherein PGI is not an R&D tech lab, it only employs tech that has proved itself over and over in a range of developing country conditions. Due to the lack of tech 'safety nets' in developing country and rural back country environments, PGI's chosen tech is always certified “Developing Country Durable” by PGI's core team of engineers, scientists and economists. The chosen system in this case is the 'Ford pickup' of energy creation, the woody fiber, downdraft gasifier, wet matter digester capture system and a easy maintenance filter and pressure step up system that provides hi-quality (synthetic NG and producer gas) for rugged brand generators such as Cummins producer gas engines, and Atom Systems cylinder filling rigs. The chosen systems are in use in 1000's of applications throughout the world, in increasing output and efficiency.
The obvious economics of sustainability regarding biomass energy involved sourcing biomass that is readily available and inexhaustible based on the need/output criteria. The output and delivery must also be factored. PGI's core deliverable are 'profitable' models. Financial, social and environmental are all factored and balanced.