Turning To Truly Alternative Fuels, Ghana Makes Power From Waste
From Fast Company
November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm
As part of a plan to get to 10% renewable energy, the West African nation is turning to one of its most problematic outputs: poop. Sewage isn’t for dumping anymore. Millions of gallons of raw sewage streaming into the world’s treatment plants have begun attracting a handful of people interested in turning the sludge into an alternative energy source, particularly in developing countries reliant on money-draining oil and gas imports. Ghana hopes to lead the charge, reports the Christian Science Monitor. Ghana’s parliament has mandated that 10% of the country’s electricity come from alternative sources by 2020 (similar to the state-level goals set by U.S. states like Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin).Read Full Story
November 27, 2012 - 5:00pm
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