Small-scale biogas technology and clean cooking fuel: Assessing the potential and links with SDGs in low-income countries – A case study of Nepal

Lohani, Sunil Prasad; Dhungana, Bipasyana; Horn, Harald; Khatiwada, Dilip

doi:10.1016/j.seta.2021.101301

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“…Based on this premise, the number of livestock possessed could increase the probability of adopting biogas. Lohani et al. (2021) estimate the biogas production potential from livestock and poultry manure in Nepal.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To control for the effect of different ecological belts on biogas adoption, we create a categorical variable ( terai ) and used it in our probit models. The biogas industry is highly institutionalized in Nepal ( Lohani et al., 2021 ). AEPC is the executive body and biogas digesters are installed by companies that are prequalified by AEPC.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…So far, more than 400,000 household level biogas plants have been installed in Nepal ( AEPC, 2021 ). However, about 10% of the biogas digesters are not functional because of technical problems ( Lohani et al., 2021 ).

Figure 1 Number of biogas plant installations in each fiscal year.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Biogas technology offers numerous benefits at the household, national and global scales ( Bajgain and Shakya, 2005 ). There are a few studies that assess the current status and benefits associated with the adoption of biogas technology ( Gautam et al., 2009 ; Katuwal and Bohara, 2009 ), the potential for climate change mitigation and sustainable development in Nepal ( Meeks et al., 2019 ; Somanathan et al., 2015 ), a potential link to Sustainable Development Goal of ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (SDG 7) ( Lohani et al., 2021 ), and willingness to pay for biogas plants in Nepal ( Thapa et al., 2021 ). Using biogas user survey data, Katuwal and Bohara (2009) explored the benefits of adopting biogas technology in Nepal.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Biogas adoption in Nepal: empirical evidence from a nationwide survey

Katuwal

2022

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Figure 1 Number of biogas plant installations in each fiscal year.…”

Section: Background and Relevant Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Background and Relevant Literaturementioning

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Biogas adoption in Nepal: empirical evidence from a nationwide survey

Katuwal

2022

Heliyon

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“…Furthermore, there is a huge potential for biogas production from the rapidly increasing urban population's MSW. However, the current amount of production of biogas is 20 times lesser than the actual potential (Lohani et al, 2021).…”

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A Brief History of Biogas in Nepal: Lessons for the Future from the Past

Khadka

Parajuli²,

Khadka³

2022

Hist. J.

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Biogas, a gaseous mixture resulted from anaerobic digestion of organic matter, is an alternative source of energy that contributes to circularity. This paper introduces biogas and briefs its history in the context of Nepal. Despite being used as early as the 10th century BC, biogas only caught proper attention since the dawn of the industrial revolution. Meanwhile, biogas technology started its development only in the late-mid 19th century whilst taking a hundred more years for Nepal to follow suit. Since the construction of the first biogas plant in 1960, Nepal has introduced several plans and policies with the help of private and international agencies to construct about half a million biogas plants as of 2021. The major turning point in the history of biogas in Nepal came in 1992 with the initiation of Biogas Support Program which coincided with the then His Majesty Government of Nepal’s ambitious eight 5-year plan. The future policymakers are suggested to keep the growing urban population in mind whilst making new deals and policies to promote and facilitate biogas technology.

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Prospective of pretreatment and anaerobic digestion of dairy cow manure in Fiji

Nadan

Baroutian

2023

J of Chemical Tech & Biotech

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The continuing increase in dairy cattle farming poses a significant threat to the environment due to the release of greenhouse gases (GHG) from uncontrolled manure generation. Waste valorisation of dairy cow manure (DCM) through anaerobic digestion (AD) provides an avenue for simultaneously managing DCM and mitigating climate change through renewable energy. This review provides an overview of DCM production and the potential use of the AD processes for waste management and renewable energy generation in Fiji. Fiji dairy farms are geographically unevenly distributed and have considerably small herd sizes. With pretreatment techniques, biogas production from DCM at these farms has the potential to be optimised, economically feasible, and viable. Biogas production from DCM can be enhanced by approximately 125% with pretreatment techniques. Hence, this study reviews various pretreatment methods, their economic and environmental benefits, and AD's general challenges and limitations. This research reveals a need for further investigation into the optimisation of biogas and bio-methane potential of DCM, specifically with the economic viability and the environmental considerations of implementing these techniques at Fijian dairy farms.

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Small-scale biogas technology and clean cooking fuel: Assessing the potential and links with SDGs in low-income countries – A case study of Nepal

Cited by 32 publications

References 58 publications

Biogas adoption in Nepal: empirical evidence from a nationwide survey

Biogas adoption in Nepal: empirical evidence from a nationwide survey

A Brief History of Biogas in Nepal: Lessons for the Future from the Past

Prospective of pretreatment and anaerobic digestion of dairy cow manure in Fiji

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