Electricity Generation by Use of Urban Solid Waste

Abstract

This article presents a case study of the feasibility of power generation using biofuels from a landfill, with a high concentration of solid waste from the city of Criciúma, SC, Brazil. The main objective of this paper is to show the potential energy existing in landfills, even in medium-sized cities, and that the energetic use of biogas is an accessible alternative to be implemented. For this, it was analyzed two forms of energy generation from municipal solid waste. At the first case it was considered the use of biogas generated in landfills and at the second the waste incineration and for both cases it is presented a study of economic feasibility.