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Electricity from food scraps

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Tonnes of food scraps collected from restaurants and supermarkets are being converted into electricity under a green energy initiative powering thousands of homes in Perth.

A anaerobic digester heats the food, traps its methane gas and feeds the energy into the electricity grid, powering up to 3,000 homes.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-28/meet-the-mechanical-stomach-turning-food-waste-into-electricity/100032660



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