Paper details

Title:

An Alternative Pathway toward Urban Sewage Sludge Management: Turning a Problem to an Opportunity to Generate H₂ Fuel for Transportation

Author(s):

Papista, E., Ntavos, N., Fallas, Y., Marnellos, G.E.

Document(s):

Abstract:

The timely decarbonization of the energy sector, in line with the recently announced by the European Commission Green Deal plan, has led the Greek government to abandon the lignite mining and power production activities by 2028. The regional and municipal authorities in the Western Macedonia Region (WMR) in Greece, an energy-focused industrial area, are coordinating their efforts to effectively bridge the gap between the current “grey” economy to a greener, sustainable and prosperous future by investing in diversified economic activities securing at the same time a smooth and just transition for local communities. In this framework, the current study presents an ambitious plan to turn urban waste into green H2. More specifically, the sewage sludge from all WMR municipalities will be anaerobically digested into biogas, which will then be converted into H2 for the fueling of 12 garbage trucks.

Keywords:

hydrogen, sewage sludge, alternative fuel vehicle, sewage treatment, project, decarbonisation

Topic:

Plenaries

Subtopic:

Green Hydrogen

Event:

29th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Session:

CP.2.1

Pages:

25 - 27

ISBN:

978-88-89407-21-9

Paper DOI:

10.5071/29thEUBCE2021-CP.2.1

Price:

FREE