Methane for Power Generation in Muaro Jambi: A Green Prosperity Model Project

Moriarty, K. ; Elchinger, M. ; Hill, G. ; Katz, J. ; Barnett, J.

关键词: INDONESIA;    ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;    PALM OIL MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION;    INDONESIA;    METHANE CAPTURE;    ANAEROBIC DIGESTION;    PALM OIL;    Transportation;    Integrated Applications;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1148620
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP-5400-62346
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1148620

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

NREL conducted eight model projects for Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Compact with Indonesia. Green Prosperity, the largest project of the Compact, seeks to address critical constraints to economic growth while supporting the Government of Indonesia's commitment to a more sustainable, less carbon-intensive future. This study evaluates electricity generation from the organic content of wastewater at a palm oil mill in Muaro Jambi, Sumatra. Palm mills use vast amounts of water in the production process resulting in problematic waste water called palm oil mill effluent (POME). The POME releases methane to the atmosphere in open ponds which could be covered to capture the methane to produce renewable electricity for rural villages. The study uses average Indonesia data to determine the economic viability of methane capture at a palm oil mill and also evaluates technology as well as social and environmental impacts of the project.