Samoa's Bio-Gas Feasibility Study Could Support Tokelau

Samoa's Bio-Gas Feasibility Study Could Support Tokelau’s Initiative For Waste Generators

Samoa's feasibility study on bio-gas production that's been ongoing for nearly half a year could support Tokelau's initiative to develop biological solid waste into an energy generator for the tiny nation.

With the project in Samoa progressing excellently with outstanding feedback and demand to develop further. Biodiesel pilot projects can generate gas energy from septic tanks to any objects with carbon dioxide compound - from organic substance, even coconut tree trunks. The aim is to produce gas to cater for cooking and generate electricity for household in Samoa but have also found to have great benefits these include: cleaning of waste water through filtration through vegetable and other gardens and in turn plants being supplied with waste minerals (i.e. organic fertilizer) produced during the process. All these benefits from one basic and small scale system according to the Assistant Chief Executive Officer of the Renewable Energy Division for the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment, Sala Sagato Tuiafiso.

Tokelau's lack of land resource on islands highlights concern to research strategies of an effective waste treatment project that's not only got a positive impact on people's daily lives but also for the environment.

With not enough land to build septic tanks or build waste disposal places for each household in Tokelau. Each village are looking into placing waste areas on one side of the island to dispose of it. We are looking at about 98 homes per village and a drainage system underground to a bio-gas plant is an ideal project to look into, according to the General Manager of Tokelau, Mr Jovilisi Suveinakama.

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