The thousands of delegates in Samoa for the S.I.D.S Conference will be transported around Tuana’imato over the next few days using very unique golf carts.
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The 10-seater carts will be powered by energy generated from turning kitchen scraps into electricity.
Yesterday, the media and S.I.D.S delegates were invited to find out more about the biogas project at the S.I.D.S Village.
Energy Analyst, Mina Weydahl, said the project is exciting.
“ This partners hip will demonstrate at S.I.D.S how everyday organic waste, kitchen scraps can be used to produce biogas for cooking and lighting,” she said.
“Many Pacific island countries like Palau, Kiribati including Samoa are looking at ways of moving away from its heavy reliance on expensive petroleum products.”
She assured that producing energy using organic waste would help communities to access affordable electricity.
Biogas is mostly methane and it’s formed when bacteria break down organic waste underwater.
A.C.E.O of M.N.R.E, Sala Sagato, said Samoa is delighted to be able to turn such waste into electricity.
“There are other developments within Samoa itself that sees the using of biogas like the pilot sanitation projects at Vaitele- Fou,” he said.
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