Potential of renewable energy from waste mitigation of gas emissions of CH4 and CO2 in Bontang City, East Borneo

摘要

The study is aimed to determine the potential of electrical energy from the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, mainly methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) based on the composition of municipal waste generated in Bontang City of East Borneo. The research was conducted by calculating the emissions of methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change (IPCC). The calculation results show that the composition of organic waste consists of 482,105 tons/year of methane (CH4) and 132,579 tons/year of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas emission production. Overall, the composition of municipal waste generated are 1,090,380 million tons/year of CH4 and 299,854 tons/year of CO2. The conversions of produced gas mitigation into electricity are about 28,786,022 kWh/year of CH4 and 749,636 kWh/year of CO2.