Game Module Still Under Construction

Module Theme -- The consumption habits of modern consumer lifestyles are causing a huge worldwide waste problem due to overfilled local landfill capacities, which has a devastating impact on ecosystems and cultures throughout the world. In the field of biofuels engineering, there have been successful attempts to recycle waste by generating electricity from landfill waste and pollution. This game explores the potential of the waste to energy technology in generating electricity and the resultant positive effects on the environment. Specifically, the game will allow students to (a) use Biofuel Energy Systems Simulator (BESS) to implement the biochemical conversion process involved in the energy conversion of organic material from waste products, (b) perform energy analysis and efficiency and emission analysis by computing net energy yield and net carbon dioxide, respectively, and trace greenhouse gases and global warming potential and (c) visualize the environmental impact on the city by adopting biofuels for energy production.