| World's First Cactus-Powered Plant Opens in Mexico Alex Pashley - ClimateChangeNews.com | |
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An Ancient Cactus Plant Could Power Mexico's Future (CCTV America)
In Mexico, cars will soon run on cactus. A company has built the world’s first digester to make biogas from the desert plant’s fruit, according to media reports.
The plant’s eight-ton daily production will fuel Zitacuaro town hall’s vehicle fleet in central Michoacan state, website Noticias MVS reported.
The fruit or prickly pears are pureed, mixed with manure, then left to decompose, producing methane. That gas is used for fuel and burned to generate enough electricity for 300 homes at 50% cheaper than grid prices.
...Mexico signed off earlier this year on a green law, which requires renewables to provide 35% of the country’s electricity needs by 2024.
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