Generating electricity from organic wastes

Synonyms:

Using biomass converters for electricity production
Recycling organic waste for renewable energy

Implementation:

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Agenda 21 recommends developing processes to recover energy and provide renewable energy sources, animal feed and raw materials from recycling organic waste and biomass.

Broader:

Producing biofuels
Managing organic wastes
Generating electrical power
Developing alternative electricity
Recovering energy from domestic waste

Facilitates:

Marketing compost
Using biotechnology for environmental protection
Extending rural energy planning to villages and households

Facilitated by:

Incinerating wastes
Generating biogas for fuel
Educating home-owners to use renewable energy

Problems:

Insufficient utilization of renewable biofuels
Underutilized wastes
Unexplored energy alternatives

Values:

Energy
Wastage
Unproductivity
Overproduction
Underproduction

References:

Jenefors, A-C; Kihlblom, M and Lutheganya, R: A Bagasse Fuelled Steam Power Plant: some possiblities to increase electricity generation
Patterson, Walt; Booth, Roger and Elliot, Philip: Power from Plants: the global implications of new technologies for electricity from biomass

Subjects:

Fundamental Sciences → Organic chemical compounds
Resources → Energy
Biosciences → Biosciences
Industry → Production
Industry → Manufacturing processes
Societal Problems → Waste
Economics → Resource utilization
Technology → Electricity
Conservation → Restoration

Type Classification:

D: Detailed strategies

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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