The Current Status and Lost Biogas Production Potential of Kazakhstan from Anaerobic Digestion of Livestock and Poultry Manure

Dulatbay Yerassyl, Yu Jin, Sugirbaeva Zhanar, Kazambayeva Aigul and Yessengaliyeva Saltanat
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Dulatbay Yerassyl: College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Yu Jin: College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Sugirbaeva Zhanar: Department of Higher Mathematics, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
Kazambayeva Aigul: Department of Science, Zhangir Khan West-Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University, Uralsk 090009, Kazakhstan
Yessengaliyeva Saltanat: Department of Science, Zhangir Khan West-Kazakhstan Agrarian-Technical University, Uralsk 090009, Kazakhstan

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: Kazakhstan has large reserves of natural resources, including coal, oil, and natural gas. We hope to replace fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy—particularly renewable natural gas. Thus, Kazakhstan, like other countries, should cut its dependency on coal, oil, and natural gas so as to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This study, given that Kazakhstan is an agricultural country with a large amount of organic matter, analyzes the potential of biogas production as a source of electricity and heat. Manure from livestock and poultry was chosen as a source of organic matter. The climate of Kazakhstan in most of its territory is sharply continental, with large temperature differences, which affect the process of anaerobic digestion. Consequently, the features of biogas production in cold regions were analyzed, and the calculation shows that the equivalent of 27,723,802 kWh of calorific energy could be obtained from the anaerobic digestion of livestock and poultry manure, while the annual energy consumption of Kazakhstan was 9423 billion kWh. Moreover, a policy is suggested to develop biogas production in Kazakhstan based on the agricultural land distribution among farmers.

Keywords: biogas; methane; livestock manure; anaerobic digestion; organic matter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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