Alternative Energy : Bio Gas Production and Sustainable Use
Uganda is facing an energy crisis. Its population of about 30 million people is increasing at an alarming rate of 3.4% per annum. The ever increasing population without matching financial prosperity is putting excessive strain on energy needs. Biomass (wood) is Uganda's main source of energy contributing about 92%of the total energy. The country's dependence on wood fuel is a source of great concern. Both gazetted and non gazetted forest resources are depleting rapidly due to very high demand for wood. There is a need to improve people's livelihood and to also explore other alternative energy sources to supplement the present commercial alternatives which are increasingly becoming very expensive and scarce. The idea of integrating modern pig farming and large scale biogas production will help reduce the gap in energy availability. Its production will reduce pressure on wood fuel, cut green house gas emissions, enhance people's incomes, increase employment generation, provide enriched manure and supplement the government's programme of rural electrification. The project will set up a demonstration farm with 7400 pigs giving 40 m3 manure daily and this manure converted to approximately 2400m3 gas. The gas will be used to generate 200kw power and 370 kw heat per day. The farm will keep both porkers for sale and sows for reproduction. Some of the piglets will be distributed to small scale farmers in rural areas who will be expected to rear them whilst the remaining ones kept on the farm to replace the porkers being sold off to slaughter houses. Over 40,000 piglets will be given out to rural farmers per year. For project economic sustainability, the surplus power (2,568Mwh per year) will be sold off to the public grid and income generated from both this power and the sold off porkers used to run the farm
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2015
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Authors: | George, Walugembe |
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[2015]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Energiekonsum | Energy consumption | Erneuerbare Energie | Renewable energy | Welt | World | Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Sustainable development | Energiewirtschaft | Energy sector | Gaswirtschaft | Gas industry | Erdgas | Natural gas |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource (13 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, Vol. 1, No. 9, pp. 49-61, 2010 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments September 12, 2010 erstellt |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013038585
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