In the midst of an unprecedented energy crisis in Cuba, news of the first thermoelectric plant generating energy from rice husks in a friendly country has arrived. Will the island's leaders take the initiative?
The city of Yopal, Casanare, is now a pioneer in renewable energy thanks to the entry into operation of the first Colombian thermoelectric plant that generates electricity from rice husks.
This project, led by Diana Group, reinforces Colombia's energy transition and strengthens the circular economy in the agroindustry, detailed the renowned magazine Forbes.
With an installed capacity of 7.1 megawatts, the new plant allows the industrial operation of Diana Group in Yopal self-generate 100% of its energy consumption, in addition to contributing surpluses to the local grid, promoting the sustainable development of the Eastern Plains.
CEO Diana GroupAndrés Murra, highlighted that this project is a clear example of how the agroindustry can innovate by transforming waste into clean energy, aligning with the principles of the sustainability and the circular economy.
In addition to the positive environmental impact, the thermoelectric plant has generated more than 1.200 jobs during its construction and will eliminate more than 18.000 tons of CO2 per year, contributing to the objectives of the National Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change.
Regarding Cuba's closeness to the Colombian government of Gustavo Petro, some social media users suggested that Cubans, amid the fuel shortage, should take ideas. But others pointed out that there isn't even rice in Cuba right now.
La Unit 1 of the thermoelectric power plant Lidio Ramón Pérez, a Felton, Mayarí, was left out of the National Electric System (SEN) due to a leak in the boiler.
In the context of the current energy crisis in Cuba, the official journalist Lazarus Manuel Alonso reported in Facebook that the unit went out of operation and that the damage could last for several days.
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How does CO2 emissions decrease if cellulose has more carbon and less hydrogen in its molecule than the average diesel fuel molecule? The narrative that biomass is renewable clashes with logic: no combustion process is natural; humans have shown that they destroy more quickly than they cultivate. Be careful, let's distinguish between what is sometimes logical and what is most convenient, which doesn't always coincide.
In Cuba, inefficiency is so great that no one can think of anything and what they come up with vanishes along the way. That's old. The sugar mills here produced energy from bagasse, but even the sugar mills were dismantled.
Poison, a lot of poison in the information.
These inventions, why do we have more biomass, thermoelectric plants, photovoltaic hydroelectric parks? What we need is to put them into operation. A country of 110 km does not need more inventions and an electrical expenditure of 3000 GB for so much clothing... let's fix what we have with investment and not add more so as not to fix any... greetings