Socio-economic, health and agriculture benefits of rural household biogas plants in energy scarce developing countries: A case study from Pakistan

Yasar, Abdullah; Nazir, Saba; Tabinda, Amtul Bari; Nazar, Mudassar; Rasheed, Rizwan; Afzaal, Muhammad

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2017.02.044

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“…In their paper, Yasar et al (2017) justified the socioeconomic, health and agriculture benefits of rural household biogas plants. According to their investigation, the total monthly saving in terms of socio-economic and health benefits was 48 US dollars by the use of biogas plant of single household.…”

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Biogas as an alternative energy resource for Ukrainian companies: EU experience

Yevdokimov

Chygryn

Pimonenko

et al. 2018

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The paper deals with analysis of the preconditions of alternative energy market development in Ukraine. In this case study, the authors analyzed the EU experience. The results of analysis showed that the leader of the EU countries in renewable energy has already achieved the target (20%), which had been indicated. In addition, the findings showed that the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption has been increasing from year to year. The authors allocate that, according to the Ukrainian potential, biogas is the most perspective one among alternative resources. Moreover, results of analysis showed that Ukraine has the huge potential of agricultural sector. In this direction, the authors allocated the main types of the agricultural activities, which have the highest potential of biogas production: sugar factories, corn silage and poultry farms. The authors underlined that biogas spreading is restrained by the stereotypes that green investments are not attractive for investors. In order to analyze the economic efficiency of investments to the biogas installation, the authors calculated the profit from the biogas installation for poultry farm. The authors made two scenarios for calculation. The first -the whole volume of energy, which was generated from the biogas unit, will be sold with feed-in tariff. The second -the farm covers its own needs in electricity, the rest will be sold with feed-in tariff. The findings showed that the first scenario is more attractive. Moreover, the farm could receive higher profit if it installed the biogas in 2016, not in 2017. In addition, based on the EU experience and features of farm functioning, the authors approved that the biogas installation has not only the economic effect (profit and additional profit) for company, but also ecological and social effects for rural area, where this farm was located.

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“…According to their investigation, the total monthly saving in terms of socio-economic and health benefits was 48 US dollars by the use of biogas plant of single household. There was 25% reduction in respiratory ailment and cardiovascular disease due to the reduction in air pollution by the use biogas plant (Yasar, 2017).…”

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Biogas as an alternative energy resource for Ukrainian companies: EU experience

Yevdokimov

Chygryn

Pimonenko

et al. 2018

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“…Yasar et al. () reported that the use of biogas plants has resulted in improvements in the social, economic, and health sectors through reduction in fuel and fertilizer expenditures. Rupf, Bahri, de Boer, and McHenry () described a decision‐making tool using optimal biogas system design to increase awareness of the potential of biogas use.…”

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“…For example, landfills in the United States of America emit about onethird of all of the CH 4 emitted in that country (U.S. EPA, 2012). Studies on the potential use of renewable energy to generate biogas for electricity generation have been carried out (Abbas, Ali, Adil, Bashir, & Kamran, 2017;Aliyu, Dada, & Adam, 2015;Al-Hamamre et al, 2017;Fazeli, Bakhtvar, Jahanshaloo, Sidik, & Bayat, 2016;Herbert & Krishnan, 2016;Ouda et al, 2016;Mavrotas, Gakis, Skoulaxinou, Katsouros, & Georgopoulou, 2015;Mengistu, Simane, Eshete, & Workneh, 2015;Raheem, Hassan, & Shakoor, 2016;Scarlat, Motola, Dallemand, Monforti-Ferrario, & Mofor, 2015;Shakeel, Takala, & Shakeel, 2016;Toklu, 2017;Tripathi et al, 2016;Tozlu, Özahi, & Abuşoglu, 2016;Uddin et al, 2016;Wesseh, & Lin, 2016;Yasar et al, 2017). Abbas et al (2017) used cost-benefit analysis to determine biogas plant economics determined that a biogas plant of 10 cubic meters (m 3 ) in size will provide the optimum yield of electricity.…”

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“…Scarlat et al (2015) reported that the impact of MSW on the environment will be reduced by the recovery of energy from the waste while also providing a local source of energy. Yasar et al (2017) reported that the use of biogas plants has resulted in improvements in the social, economic, and health sectors through reduction in fuel and fertilizer expenditures. Rupf, Bahri, de Boer, and McHenry (2017) described a decision-making tool using optimal biogas system design to increase awareness of the potential of biogas use.…”

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Energy recovery from municipal solid waste in Nigeria and its economic and environmental implications

Yusuf

Adeniran

Mustapha

et al. 2019

Environmental Quality Mgmt

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An assessment of potential biomass resources in Nigeria for the production of methane and power generation is presented in this paper. Nigeria, as an underdeveloped and populous country, needs an uninterrupted source of energy. The country's energy problems have crippled large sectors of the economy. The percentage of people connected to the national grid is 40%. These 40% experience electricity supply failure on average 10–12 hours daily. Energy generation from municipal solid waste (MSW) is an effective MSW management strategy. Yearly waste generation has increased from 6,471 gigagrams (Gg) in 1959 to 26,600 Gg in 2015. This amount is projected to reach 36,250 Gg per year by 2030. Methane emission for 2015 was 491 Gg, and it is projected to reach 669 Gg in 2030. These values translate to 3.48 × 109 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity for 2015, with a projected 4.74 × 109 kWh by 2030. The revenue to be derived from the electricity that is generated could have been US$365.04 × 106 for 2015, and it is estimated that it will reach US$473.82 × 106 by 2030. It was found that methane emissions from MSW increased with time, and capturing this gas for energy production will lead to a sustainable waste management.

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