The Hatillo Municipality is located in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela.

Hatillo is an oil
town that produces large amounts of trash that are discarded into the sea, rivers, and
beaches on a daily basis. This waste causes damage to the ecosystems in the municipality
and also affects the human health of the people in Hatillo. There is a solution to this
problem! What if we could produce clean fuel from food waste? That is what we will be
doing in our lab!

This project is part of an ongoing effort to reduce the amount of waste that is generated in
the municipality of Hatillo and generate new revenue streams for farmers in the region. Our
team will combine two technologies to produce biofuel: anaerobic digestion and biomass
gasification. The goal of the project is to develop a small-scale facility that will produce
biogas from food and agricultural waste and use that energy to power a stove that heats the
building in which the plant is installed. At the end of the project, we will have a prototype
of the biogas plant that will be capable of powering a stove in the building and producing
enough heat to warm the whole building. We will also have obtained the necessary research
to be able to scale the plant up to a commercial level and operate it efficiently with minimal
supervision. In addition to producing the biofuel, we will also produce byproducts that can
be used in the cosmetics industry or as animal feed. At the end of the project, we hope to
have convinced the local community to get involved in the project so we can expand it
further in the future.

After conducting a thorough assessment of the potential areas for placement of the plant
and identifying the optimal location, we installed the plant and began operations. We
regularly monitor the production levels and the quality of the fuel produced so we can make
any adjustments needed to ensure that the plant is running at peak performance. It is
running smoothly now and we are ready to start collecting samples for analysis to
determine the composition of the fuel being produced and determine optimal conditions for
its production. We will test the fuel produced from the facility to make sure it meets our
requirements for use as an energy source. The results of these tests will allow us to
optimize the operation of the plant and ensure maximum efficiency and profitability. Our
goal is to build a working prototype that can power a household-sized stove and produce
enough heat to heat the room in which it is installed. We also plan to have a pilot plant that
produces 1 m3 of fuel per day that can be scaled up to produce more fuel commercially.
Once we have developed the technology, we plan to license it to a company that will
operate the plant commercially and eventually operate a number of plants in the area to
provide clean energy to local communities.