Biogas Facilities to Co-Digest Hanoi's Organic & Sewage Wastes

23 February 2012 German scientists are investigating how organic and human waste can be collected, treated and processed to produce valuable biogas. The Vietnamese megacity of Hanoi is growing at a staggering rate of around 100,000 additional residents every year, each adding to the city's problems with waste and water treatment. The city's 6.5 million current residents produce a huge amount of organic waste, and with no sewer system, septic waste is stored in tanks, which are rarely emptied. However, scientists from Germany's Darmstadt University have developed a pilot project that combines wastewater treatment, waste disposal and energy production in one. According to the scientists, their goal is to design a biogas plant for Hanoi that digests waste to generate electricity and heat. To test the concept, the university is hoping to install a pilot system at a new apartment building that will collect solid sewage and organic waste for processing at a small digester facility close to the neighbourhood. A single digester is anticipated to have enough capacity to cope with the combined solid sewage and organic wastes from 20,000 residents. As the city grows more of the facilities can be added. The resultant biogas is used to generate electricity and the concept has gained the backing of the Vietnamese government. Read More Ambitious Biogas Start Up Secures £65m towards 100 MW Capacity Tamar Energy, a newly launched UK company focused on generating electricity from organic waste, is planning to develop a network of over 40 Anaerobic Digestion plants able to generate 100MW. Anaerobic Digestion Facility Goes On-line in Vietnam Biogas tank supplier, Kirk Environmental, has completed a 1.2 MW turnkey infrastructure project in for the San Miguel Corporation - South East Asia?s largest beverage, food and packaging company - in Vietnam. Thermal Waste to Energy Right for Vietnam's Big Cities By 2012 the landfills in Hanoi won't be able to accept more waste, and with the low ratio of land per capita, Vietnam will have to consider burning waste instead. Free Magazine Subscription Free Email Newsletter