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Waste Project

REGIONS OFCLIMATE ACTION

Summary

Mandating Authority :

Expected project CAPEX :

Main stakeholders

Project Type :

Location and population

Social and environmental impact

The project aims to solve the economic and environmental problems faced by our society, in particular due to our dependency on oil. An environmentally responsible proposal to deal with this problem is to re-use agricultural waste and convert it into a clean source of energy. This project seeks to convert banana agricultural waste from several zones in the province of Azuay into hydrogen, a clean biofuel and an economic opportunity for the marginal areas.

Local employment opportunities. The project aims to generate an economic alternative that will aid to substitute artisanal mining, which is extremely harmful to the environ-ment.

Hydrogen Production From Banana Agricultural Waste

The Provincial Government of Azuay

48’661 €

The Provincial Government of Azuay,University of Cuenca,Municipal Government of Ponce Enriquez,Municipal Government of Pucara,Parochial Government of Molleturo

Waste to Energy

Several areas in the province of Azuay: cantons of Ponce Enriquez, Pucara and Cuenca, Equador

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Project maturity ( IFC / World Bank Categories )

Building permits signed

STAGE 4 : Permitting / Financing / Contracts

Land concession signed

Environmental impact study

Comments

Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contractor

Operation and Maintenance Contractor

Identified sources of fundings

STAGE 5 : Engineering / Construction / Commercial Operation

STAGE 3 : Feasibility Studies

STAGE 2 : Pre-Feasibility Studies

Pre-feasibility study :

Feasibility study :

Technology :

STAGE 1 : Concept Development, Site identification

Land identified

Site access :

Expected capacity ( Input- Output )

Adequate road Rail access Port facilities

Waste stream data 

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STAGE 1 : Concept Development, Site identification

STAGE 2 : Pre-Feasibility Studies

STAGE 3 : Feasibility Studies

STAGE 4 : Permit t ing / Financing / Contracts

STAGE 5 : Engineering/Construction/Commercial Operation

Hydrogen will be generated in a clean and economic way and will be used for supplying energy. The use of local agricultural waste is what researchers and the scientific community is looking for, and it is considered as a priority for Ecuadorean government.

Hydrogen will be produced by a catalytic gasification of banana production waste (stems and leaves). The obtained hydrogen will be used as a source of energy.

Yes

N/A

TBD

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500 kW

There is available information on agricultural waste provided by Ecuador government. The Provincial Government of Azuay, under its constitutional competency of rural agricultural development, delivers specific information on banana production in the involved zones.

Yes