Diseño de una planta de residuos sólidos urbanos utilizando energía solar

Abstract

This degree work outlines a treatment plant for Urban Solid Waste (USW), specifically plastics from the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) family, which will operate with the help of solar panels aiming to obtain the maximum possible solar energy; this, in turn, promotes the use of environmentally friendly unconventional energies. To achieve this, efforts were focused in the locality of Ciudad Bolívar in Bogotá, Colombia, specifically in the sector known as Illimaní, which suffers from a significant problem due to the poor management and disposal of plastic USW produced in the same area, leading to sanitary, social, security, biological, and other issues. In addition, the necessary machinery for the optimal operation of the MSW treatment plant was defined; as well as the number of solar panels, the type of panel, the total cost of this part of the project, and the regulations governing solar projects both nationally and internationally. In this line of thinking, the raw material with which the plant will operate is PET; as it has been shown to be the waste that is generated the most in the locality, a fact corroborated by the study "Model of Utilization, Trash is not Trash. Towards a culture of utilization and valuation of solid waste in Bogotá D.C." conducted by the Habitat Secretariat of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá in 2021, and validated with several visits that the authors of this project made to the site.