In this province of Northern China, the biomass from agricultural waste has been traditionally disposed by dumping or open burning. In addition to being an eyesore and a fire hazard in the dry summer months, the indiscriminately dumped biomass decomposes and generates methane, a gas which has a Global Warming Potential 20 times greater than CO2.
Burning biomass generates a tremendous amount of smoke in addition to combustion gases such as CO2 which further damages the environment.
The biomass gasification project being developed by FutureNrg offers many advantages to the community and to the local government :
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