Biofuels and Waste to Energy

Biofuels and Waste to Energy

Waste, an inevitable by-product of society, poses one main challenge to future generations: how to manage large quantities of waste in a sustainable way. Given global efforts to reduce greenhouse emissions and raise environmental consciousness, waste to energy offers a viable solution to both by converting municipal and industrial solid waste into electricity and/or heat for industrial processing and for district heating systems.

Furthermore, while waste is used for electricity generation, Biofuels, made from plant materials such as corn and sugar cane, provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, such as Petroleum products. The largest growth region for waste to energy and biofuel is Asia Pacific (AP); however, interest is also growing from Small Island States (SIDS). Both AP and SIDS have been plagued by climate change and concerns over energy security, due to its dependency of imported fossil fuels such as oil products and gas for power generation and transportation.
At SPI we are working to unlock not only a promising source of alternative domestic energy supply and fuel but also to bring about economic empowerment by engaging the local community.