Biogas – Cities Are Turning Green
May 26th, 2010
It seems as though every person, town, state, city and country is looking into green energy resources. From building green homes that are energy efficient and cost less to heat, to using alternative energy methods to provide whole towns with electricity, the green energy trend is here to stay. One town is going above and beyond what other towns are currently doing and are building a biogas plant.
San Jose, California seems to be paving the way and setting a good example of how a whole city can become more energy conscious. The biogas plant that is currently in the works will sit on a 40 acre plot of land which is conveniently located next to a landfill. What is striking about this situation is what biogas actually is and how it’s made.
Biogas is formed when human waste that is broken down biologically and without oxygen. That’s right; biogas is made from human waste. While this may literally sound like a dirty business, the practice of using human waste for things such as fertilizer has been going on for centuries. In the case of using biogas for energy, the waste is broken down and then heated up. Here are a few different uses for biogases aside from using it as residential and commercial energy:
Biogas can be used as automobile fuel. It is currently estimated that there is a potential for at least 17% of cars in the United Kingdom to be fueled by biogas. At this time however, biogas is not an approved automobile fuel in the United States.
It is perfectly safe to use as a cooking fuel and can be used to power major types of heating appliances.
Along with biogas, the city of San Jose is enacting other green laws and changing building codes to make the area a cleaner and more energy efficient area. Biogas is a current niche in the green energy field.
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Author: Vanessa Sweeney
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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