Mexico City to fight climate change with biogas plant

clipped from www.worldofrenewables.com Mexico City plans to fight the emission of methane, a greenhouse gas more than 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide Mexico City plans to fight the emission of methane, a greenhouse gas more than 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide, by using German made equipment to capture gas produced by rotten liquid and waste, city officials told media on Monday. The measure will prevent toxic liquid from affecting aquifers and bottle the gas produced by the liquid to be used for cooking and heating at homes, officials said. The project will be implemented in 2010 at the Bordo Poniente Landfill, a massive dump that receives 2,500 tons of city waste daily. The city government will import equipment that is already used in similar projects in the German city of Volksburg. Currently Mexico City is separating recyclable waste from organic waste at the site. the organic waste will be placed in sealed pits topped with tubes which will be used to send the methane to a bottling center.