{"id":8638,"date":"2021-03-13T12:42:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T11:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.haute-innovation.com\/uncategorized\/electricity-from-oranges\/"},"modified":"2021-06-02T16:18:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T14:18:49","slug":"electricity-from-oranges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.haute-innovation.com\/en\/magazine\/energy\/electricity-from-oranges\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity from oranges"},"content":{"rendered":"

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50 kWh from 1,000 kilograms of bitter oranges<\/h3>\n

Emasesa’s environmental officer, Benigno L\u00f3pez, already has concrete plans. He wants to collect the fruits in a biogas plant in the sewage treatment plant, where they ferment. The methane produced in the process can then drive a generator. “The juice contains fructose, which consists of very short carbon chains, and the energetic output of these carbon chains is very high during the fermentation process,” explains L\u00f3pez. The remaining scraps and peel can be used as fertilizer in the agricultural areas around Seville.<\/p>\n

According to calculations by the company, the 35 tons of bitter oranges will produce around 1,500 kWh as part of the pilot project, which corresponds to the consumption of around 150 households. With the 17,000 tonnes of oranges that fall down annually in the streets of Seville, the project could generate energy for more than 73,000 households.<\/p>\n

Seville’s mayor, Juan Espadas Cejas, is enthusiastic about the project: “Emasesa is now a role model for Spain in terms of sustainability and the fight against climate change. Recycling the oranges will help the city to achieve the targets for reducing CO\u2082 emissions.” Initially, the energy is used to supply a drinking water treatment plant with electricity. Later, the surplus is to be brought into the urban power grid and increase the proportion of renewable energies in the city.<\/p>\n

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