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The search for new and improved energy renewal systems has been widespread for years at a global level. One of the techniques that are increasingly being employed involves the utilization of biowaste, both human and animal, to generate electrical energy [1]. This is done through a process called upgrading, which separates CO2 and H2S from the biogas produced in the digestion of the organic matter. Under request of the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), the purpose of this project is to convert biogas from organic waste to usable energy at highway rest areas in Washington State, decreasing raw waste accumulation at sewage lagoons and providing means to electrical-grid independence for these sites. This project aims at creating a small-scale system that employs this principle, eventually providing rest areas on the highway with net-zero energy buildings. With the application of improvements and new features on a preexisting prototype, the team produced a suitable design to undergo a validation process. The system obtained from this process will therefore constitute a significant improvement both from an environmental and financial standpoint, eventually producing net zero energy buildings. |
