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A perspective on the potential role of renewable gas in a smart energy island system
Ahern, Eoin P.; Deane, Paul; Persson, Tobias; Ó … - In: Renewable Energy 78 (2015) C, pp. 648-656
whereby biogas from anaerobic digestion is mixed with hydrogen from surplus electricity. Anaerobic digestion in Ireland has a … proposed including for co-location of a biogas system with a P2G system. The model includes for demand-driven biogas concepts …
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Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and straw for biogas production
Yong, Zihan; Dong, Yulin; Zhang, Xu; Tan, Tianwei - In: Renewable Energy 78 (2015) C, pp. 527-530
The experimental biochemical methane potentials (BMP) of typical food waste (FW) and straw from northern China were individually measured in a 1 L enclosed reactor at 35 °C, and were 0.26 and 0.16 m3/kg-VS (volatile solids), respectively. Lab-scale mixtures of different FW and straw...
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Preliminary investigation to characterize deposits forming during combustion of biogas from anaerobic digesters and landfills
Surita, Sharon C.; Tansel, Berrin - In: Renewable Energy 80 (2015) C, pp. 674-681
engines operated with biogas from anaerobic digesters and from landfills. Engine deposit samples were collected from biogas to … biogas from anaerobic digesters and biogas from landfills were analyzed in terms of chemical composition and morphology. The … ratio. Relatively high levels of carbon were present in the crystalline deposits forming during the combustion of biogas. C …
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Technical, economic and environmental analysis of energy production from municipal solid waste
Murphy, J.D.; McKeogh, E. - In: Renewable Energy 29 (2004) 7, pp. 1043-1057
, generation of biogas and utilisation in a combined heat and power (CHP) plant, generation of biogas and conversion to transport …
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Effect of temperature and retention period on biogas production from lignocellulosic material
Garba, B. - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 938-941
The extensive utilization of biogas for energy needs of rural dwellers would reduce their dependence on fossil fuels … retention period on biogas production from lignooellulosic material, hereafter referred to as cow dung were studied. Maximum gas …
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Effect of some operating parameters on biogas production rate
Sambo, A.S.; Garba, B.; Danshehu, B.G. - In: Renewable Energy 6 (1995) 3, pp. 343-344
In order to enhance the performance of a biogas generation process and prevent process failure, certain operataing …, carbon -nitrogen ratio and retention time on biogas production from cowdung were investigated …
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Methane generation in landfills
Themelis, Nickolas J.; Ulloa, Priscilla A. - In: Renewable Energy 32 (2007) 7, pp. 1243-1257
utilize landfill biogas, a renewable energy source, to generate electricity or heat. As of 2001, there were about one thousand … landfills collecting landfill biogas worldwide. The landfills that capture biogas in the US collect about 2.6 million tonnes of …
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Manure's allure: Variation of the financial, environmental, and economic benefits from combined heat and power systems integrated with anaerobic digesters at hog farms across geogr...
Mueller, Steffen - In: Renewable Energy 32 (2007) 2, pp. 248-256
Several studies have shown that anaerobic digesters integrated with combined heat and power systems (CHP/AD) are a financially attractive way to generate electricity, reduce odor, and improve nutrient management on hog farms; yet only very few systems have been installed to date. Employing...
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Analysis of small-scale biogas utilization systems on Ontario cattle farms
White, Andrew J.; Kirk, Donald W.; Graydon, John W. - In: Renewable Energy 36 (2011) 3, pp. 1019-1025
The production of biogas through the anaerobic digestion of cattle manure and its subsequent use in the generation of …) program, which provides incentivized rates for the production of electricity from biogas. Although larger farms can take … engineered biogas systems would be prohibitively expensive. By employing the concept of modular biogas plants, this analysis …
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The effect of seeding with bacteria on biogas production rate
Dangoggo, S.M.; Aliyu, M.; Atiku, A.T. - In: Renewable Energy 9 (1996) 1, pp. 1045-1048
Biogas as a clean and cheap fuel is studied with the aim of determining the effect of seeding with bacteria on its … asarifobia produced the highest amount of biogas over a period of 40 days. …
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