Possibilities of biogas production from livestock waste
What renewable energy potential does a rural municipality have from the waste generated?
This is the study we have carried out for a municipality in the Foral Community of Navarra:
Possibilities of biogas production from waste from farms. Specifically,
the waste from the numerous cattle and pig farms in the territory has been estimated and visualized on a map, as well as the potential for
biogas generation, all through the new application of the
Syner program.
Once the energy potential is known,
three proposals have been developed for its use:
- Decentralized system with small biodigesters on each farm and use of biogas to replace diesel in boilers.
- Centralized system with a larger biodigester built in the council where the greatest generation of slurry is concentrated to produce electricity through a cogeneration engine.
- Idem to option B, but other biodegradable waste from the agro-industry is also added and an upgrading of the biogas is carried out to obtain liquid biomethane as fuel for tractors.
These results
were presented to the agents of the territory so that they can make objective decisions,
aimed at establishing synergies in the territory while reducing emissions from livestock activities and contributing to the sustainable development of the municipality.
