The peat deposits in Rwanda are distributed over an area of 50,000 ha and were formed about the end of last glaciations period. However Akanyaru peat is 20,000 years old and contains peat of glacial and postglacial pe...The peat deposits in Rwanda are distributed over an area of 50,000 ha and were formed about the end of last glaciations period. However Akanyaru peat is 20,000 years old and contains peat of glacial and postglacial period. The studies show that Rwanda has 155 million tons of dry peat which can generate electrical energy and this deposit is sufficient to meet country’s vast energy requirements for 30 years. Hence, it was felt necessary to map prospective locations of peat and their energy potential. The result of the study and assessment of peat to power in Rwanda show that the average <em>in-situ</em> ash content, <em>in-situ</em> moisture content and<em> in-situ</em> bulk density of the collected peat samples are 36 wt%, 70.8 wt% and 1112 kg/m<sup>3</sup> respectively. Their average thickness ranges from 0.9 to 7.8 m. In Finland, peat was used as fuel in 1996 and produced 10% of total installed capacity. Rwanda has the same operational peat power plant in Gishoma: Rusizi District generating 15 MW connected to the national electrical grid. A peat-fuelled power plant is under construction and is expected to generate 80 MW. This plant, once completed, is expected to connect 50% more households into national grid. Thus, this effort along with other projects will increase electrical power from 208 MW to 563 MW in 2024. Peat deposit is expected to generate 500 Megawatt electrical powers for 30 years. Although an effort was done to use peat as fuel, the power plant is still vulnerable to the lack of good quality of dry peat to operate and thus efforts are on to develop suitable technology for exploitation.展开更多
在14C测年的基础上,分析了雷州半岛北部湛江市屋山泥炭剖面和遂西县下录泥炭剖面的沉积特征及其腐殖化度、有机质含量变化,发现两个剖面在相同时段内的沉积特征和气候环境特征都比较吻合,充分证明了研究区区域的气候环境变化是控制两个...在14C测年的基础上,分析了雷州半岛北部湛江市屋山泥炭剖面和遂西县下录泥炭剖面的沉积特征及其腐殖化度、有机质含量变化,发现两个剖面在相同时段内的沉积特征和气候环境特征都比较吻合,充分证明了研究区区域的气候环境变化是控制两个地点泥炭发育的主要因素。研究表明:泥炭腐殖化度敏感地记录了古气候信息,其高值指示气候相对暖湿,低值指示气候相对冷干。50―30calkaBP期间雷州半岛北部气候暖湿,30―10calkaBP期间气候则相对冷干。将其腐殖化度与格陵兰NGRIP冰芯δ18O对比发现:50―30 cal ka BP期间雷州半岛北部存在多次短尺度的气候冷干事件,其中千年尺度气候事件很好地响应了Heinrich事件H5-H3。展开更多
文摘The peat deposits in Rwanda are distributed over an area of 50,000 ha and were formed about the end of last glaciations period. However Akanyaru peat is 20,000 years old and contains peat of glacial and postglacial period. The studies show that Rwanda has 155 million tons of dry peat which can generate electrical energy and this deposit is sufficient to meet country’s vast energy requirements for 30 years. Hence, it was felt necessary to map prospective locations of peat and their energy potential. The result of the study and assessment of peat to power in Rwanda show that the average <em>in-situ</em> ash content, <em>in-situ</em> moisture content and<em> in-situ</em> bulk density of the collected peat samples are 36 wt%, 70.8 wt% and 1112 kg/m<sup>3</sup> respectively. Their average thickness ranges from 0.9 to 7.8 m. In Finland, peat was used as fuel in 1996 and produced 10% of total installed capacity. Rwanda has the same operational peat power plant in Gishoma: Rusizi District generating 15 MW connected to the national electrical grid. A peat-fuelled power plant is under construction and is expected to generate 80 MW. This plant, once completed, is expected to connect 50% more households into national grid. Thus, this effort along with other projects will increase electrical power from 208 MW to 563 MW in 2024. Peat deposit is expected to generate 500 Megawatt electrical powers for 30 years. Although an effort was done to use peat as fuel, the power plant is still vulnerable to the lack of good quality of dry peat to operate and thus efforts are on to develop suitable technology for exploitation.
文摘在14C测年的基础上,分析了雷州半岛北部湛江市屋山泥炭剖面和遂西县下录泥炭剖面的沉积特征及其腐殖化度、有机质含量变化,发现两个剖面在相同时段内的沉积特征和气候环境特征都比较吻合,充分证明了研究区区域的气候环境变化是控制两个地点泥炭发育的主要因素。研究表明:泥炭腐殖化度敏感地记录了古气候信息,其高值指示气候相对暖湿,低值指示气候相对冷干。50―30calkaBP期间雷州半岛北部气候暖湿,30―10calkaBP期间气候则相对冷干。将其腐殖化度与格陵兰NGRIP冰芯δ18O对比发现:50―30 cal ka BP期间雷州半岛北部存在多次短尺度的气候冷干事件,其中千年尺度气候事件很好地响应了Heinrich事件H5-H3。
