Kyoto Eyes Garbage-Based Hydrogen for Power Generation
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
"The City of Kyoto on Monday launched a pilot project to generate electricity by fuel cells that use hydrogen derived from raw garbage of households as a power source. There are already research projects on biomass power generation, but this is the first attempt in Japan to produce hydrogen from raw garbage for use in fuel-cell power generation, according to Kyoto officials. Organizers of the project, also participated by Kyoto University and the Environment Ministry, aim to put their garbage-based power generation scheme into practical use in 2013. The project uses a daily 3 tons of raw garbage to produce biogas made up primarily of methane gas, for conversion into hydrogen. From 3 tons of raw garbage, the project organizers expect to produce 500 to 600 cubic meters of hydrogen, enough to generate electricity to sustain two households for one month." Source: fuelcellsworks.com
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