SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR COMUNITIES WATER & ENERGY AGM PAGO SEPTEMBER 2014

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1 SUSTAINABLE INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR COMUNITIES WATER & ENERGY AGM PAGO SEPTEMBER 2014

2 INTRODUCTION PERSONAL YOUTH WITH A MISSION SISFAC HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

3 SISFAC DEVELOPMENT THREE GUIDING PRINCIPLES : 1. AFFORDABLE 2. SUSTAINABLE 3. UTILIZE LOCALLY AVAILABLE MATERIAL THREE THINGS A NATION NEED TO HAVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL (ONE OF USA S PRESIDENTS) 1. ENERGY 2. FOOD (&WATER) 3. FIBER

4 YWAM SAMOA S SISFAC SYSTEM RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS BIOGAS DIGESTERS (5) ANIMAL (PIGS) & HUMAN WASTE GRASS, KITCHEN WASTE, AGRICULTURE WASTE, COOKING, LIGHTING, ELECTRICITY, ETC. WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS BIOGAS DIGESTER TREATS WASTE THROUGH AN ANAEROBIC PROCESS EVAPOCYCLE RECYCLING WATER TO FLUSH TOILETS, WASH PIG STY, WATER PLANTS FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS CLEAN FERTILIZER FROM BIODIGESTER OVERFLOW (LIQUID & SLUDGE)

5 ASPECTS OF THE SISFC BIOGAS DIGESTERS MIXING SEPTIC TANK EVAPOCYCLE ABSORPTION TRENCHES (leech fields) PLANTATION & GARDENS PIG FARM & FISH FARM PEOPLE EACH WEEK GREY WATER FILTERATION RECYCLE TO FLUSH TOILETS AND CLEAN PIG FARM

6 THE SISFC BIOGAS 2011 OVEA FIJI BIOGAS PILOT 20 FIJIAN YOUTHS IN BIOGAS TRAINING

7 SISFC MIXING TANK CONSTRUCTION MIXER & EVAPOCYCLE

8 SISFC- EVAPOCYCLE ROBERT PATTERSON & EVAPOCYCLE 1 ST EVAPOCYCLE IN SAMOA

9 LEACH FIELD BACK UP TO EVAPOCYCLE FINISHING UP

10 PIGS

11 FISH & AQUAPONICS EXPERIMENT

12 YWAM SAMOA 1 ST BIOGAS SYSTEM- never despise the day of small beginnings.

13 WHAT IS BIOGAS? Refers to a gas which has been produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter through the Anaerobic Digestion. The gases methane, hydrogen and carbon monoxide can be combusted or oxidized with oxygen and the resultant energy release allows biogas to be used as a fuel.

14 WHAT IS BIOGAS MADE FROM? Biogas is a commonly used biofuel around the world and is generated through the process of anaerobic digestion or the fermentation of biodegradable materials such as biomass, manure, sewage, municipal waste, rubbish dumps, septic tanks, green waste and energy crops. Eg. YWAM Samoa Biogas systems

15 BIOGAS AROUND THE WORLD The growth of the use of gas-fueled vehicles both large and small around the world has been substantial, particularly in Europe. In the United States biogas is quickly becoming a popular source of energy CHINA OVER 50 MILLION BG DIGESTERS in 2010 JUST TO MENTION A FEW. It has been estimated that the methane biogases derived from cattle, pigs and chickens could be used to power millions of homes around the world whilst still reducing billions of metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

16 WHO CAN DO IT ANYONE CAN LEARN AND BUILD A SMALL SCALE HOME BIOGAS DIGESTER BIG ONES CAN ALSO BE DONE MALUA DID NOT KNOW HOW TO READ OR WRITE NOW A BIOGAS EXPERT HOSEA NOWLIE AND SERVE IN CHINA WITH FAMILY

17 IF BIOGAS HAS BEEN AROUND ALL THESE YEARS, WHY ARE WE NOT USING THIS TECHNOLOGY IN MANY OF THE SIDS ALREADY? LACK OF KNOWLEDGE IS NOT THE PROBLEM IT IS THE LACK OF IMPLEMENTATION WHICH IS THE PROBLEM. ASSUMPTION : THERE IS SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE AROUND THE PACIFIC THAT IS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED WITH IMPLEMETATION, OUR REGION WILL BE A PROPEROUS NETWORK OF COMMUNITIES

18 MOST OF THE BIOGAS RESEARCHES HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE BY MANY SCIENTISTS ALL WE NEED TO DO IS UTILIZE THOSE DATA AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO PRODUCE AND UTILIZE BIOGAS TO BENEFIT OUR NATIONS.

19 BIOGAS BENEFITS CLEAN ENERGY BIOGAS FIRE AT OVEA FIJI ENERGY BENEFITS ENERGY BENEFITS : HEATING (COOKING, HEATERS, ETC.) LIGHTING (GAS LIGHTS) POWER GENERATORS FOR ELECTRICITY TRANSPORTATION POWER ENGINES GRAIN & FRUIT PRESERVATION LOW COST ENERGY

20 HEALTH BENEFITS REDUCTION OF YEY AND LUNG PROBLEMS CLEANER COOKING ENVIRONMENT

21 ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS 1. MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GASES 2. REDUCTION OF LAND, WATER, AIR POLLUTION 3. REDUCTION OF DEFORESTATION AND SOIL EROSION

22 AGRICULTURAL BENEFITS CLEAN RICH FERTILIZER PRODUCED (BOTH LIQUID & SLUDGE)

23 ECONOMIC BENEFITS MAKING & SELLING CEMENT BLOCKS FOR BIOGAS 1. JOBS FOR PEOPLE 2. CREATION OF BUSINESSES TO GENERATE INCOME FOR FAMILIES

24 SOCIAL BENEFITS SHARING OF GAS WHEN HAVE MORE THAN NEEDED WOMEN & CHILDREN DON T HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE RAIN, ETC. TO PICK FIREWOOD FOR COOKING. YOUR WIVES BE MORE BEAUTIFUL & HEALTHY NO STEALING OF NEIGHBOR S FIREWOOD

25 TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS WE CAN PRODUCE OUR OWN FUEL FOR TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION

26 BUT WE NEED TO HAVE AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY THAT IS SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP GOVT., COMMUNITY, CHURCHES, PRIVATE SECTOR, ETC. UTILIZE A NEGLECTED ENERGY WE HAVE SO ABUNDANT AMONGST US (YOUTH) CHANGE OF MINDSET FROM A POVERTY MENTALITY TO A NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE MINDSET TRAIN FOR MULTIPLICATION FORMAL, INFORMAL, NON-FORMAL BUILD AND DEVELOP THE GRASSROOT (COMMUNITY) THEN THEY BUILD THE NATION

27 YOUNG PEOPLE THE MOVERS OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY WHY? A NEGLECTED ENERGY THAT IS WAITING TO BE UTILIZED THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE A UNIVERSITY EDUCAITON ARE NOT USELESS THEY CAN BE TRAINED AND USE THEM TO TRAIN OTHERS TO TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES. MOST OF ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES YOUNG PEOPLE S LEARNING STYLE ARE MORE VISUAL AND KINESTHETIC SO WE NEED TO USE INFORMAL & NON-FORMAL TYPE EDUCATION

28 TYPES OF BIOGAS FLOATING LID build of bricks with the gasholder made of steel floating in the water jacket of the digester. PROS : easy to understand and to keep gastight, gas pressure constant CONS : expensive FLEXIBLE BAG SYSTEM PROS : LOW CAPITAL COST, THEY ARE FABRICATED, EASY TO TRANSPORT AND QUICK TO ERECT. CONS : HAS A RELATIVELY SHORT LIFE TIME, LARGE EARTH SURFACE IS USED FOR THE PLANT, TO CONNECTION OF THE BAG TO TOILET AND PIG STY IS DIFFICULT, DIFFICULT TO INSULATE IN COLD REGIONS. PORTABLE SYSTEM PROS : EASY & CHEAP TO MAKE AND MOVE AROUND CONS : LIMITED GAS PRODUCTION FOR BIGGER FAMILIES, HARD TO INSULATE THE DIGESTER. FIXED DOME MODEL (FERRO CEMENT DIGESTER vs BRICK DIGESTER MODEL) PROS : COST LESS THAT THAT OF FLOATING GASHOLDER PLANT, CAN BE BUILT BELOW GROUND LEVEL, HENCE EAISER TO INSULATE THE DIGESTER, LESS EARTH SURFACE IS USED FOR THE PLANT AND THE CONNECTION OF PIGSTY AND TOILET TO THE DIGESTER IS FACILITATED, HIGH SUFFICIENT GAS PRESSURE IS SUITABLE FOR LIGHTING. CONS : DIGESTER IS USUALLY MADE OF MASONARY AND SO REQUIRE MORE SKILLED MASONS IN ORDER TO KEEP GASTIGHT.

29 FIXED DOME DIGESTER RECOMMENDED FOR MOST PLACES IN PACIFIC BECAUSE OF MINDSET & ENVIROMENTAL BENEFITS FLEXIBLE BAG IS GOOD AT SOME PLACES BUT LIMITED

30 COMMUNITIES WHERE YWAM SAMOA HAS DONE BIOGAS TRAINING WE HAVE TRAINED YOUNG PEOPLE IN AND BUILT FIXED DOME BIOGAS MODELS SAMOA: (PARTNERSHIP WITH UNESCAP, KOICA, SAMOA GOVERNEMNT) 1. YWAM SAMOA (5 FIXED DOME (3 BRICKS, 2 CONCRETE MODELS) 2. POUTASI COASTAL EXPERIMENT 3. VAIUSU VANUATU TRAINING YET TO BUILD MODEL FIJI PARTNERSHIP WITH UNESCAP, FIJI GOVT., CHURCH) 1. VILLAGE OF OVEA SUVA (TRAINED 20 YOUNG PEOPLE AND BUILT A FIXED DOME SYSTEM. PNG (LAE CITY) PARTNERSHIP OF YWAM SAMOA, YWAM PNG, LOCALS SEMINAR FOR OVER 40 PEOPLE TRAINED A FEW BUILT 8M3 FDBGS.

31 YWAM SAMOA 2020 GOALS & OUTREACHES 41 ELECTORAL DISTRICTS OF SAMOA TONGA, TUVALU, KIRIBATI, SOLOMONS, UGANDA, SOUTH AFRICA, GUINEA BISAU, PNG PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS AND BEYOND SAMOA HAVE VEHICLES ALREADY OPERATING UTILIZING BIOGAS. YWAM SAMOA BASE 70% SELF SUFFICIENT IN ENERGY, FOOD, WATER, ETC.

32 YWAM SAMOA 1 ST BIOGAS SYSTEM- never despise the day of small beginnings.