Use of Lake Amatitlan water hyacinth in the production of cooking gas in Guatemala

Credit: Manuel Cano Alfaro (Guatemala)

The excessive growth of water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes) in Lake Lake Amatitlan, Guatemala which intended to remove the nutrients load in the lake has stimulated the idea of utilizing a part of water hyacinth in energy production whereas collected plants are placed in a bio-digester in a process whose end product is cooking gas.

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