Energy efficiency of a micro-generation unit of electricity from biogas of swine manure

Felipe Pinheiro Silva, Samuel Nelson Melegari de Souza, Danilo Sey Kitamura, Carlos Eduardo Camargo Nogueira and Rodrigo Bueno Otto

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018, vol. 82, issue P3, 3900-3906

Abstract: The containment in pig farming generates a large volume of effluent that can be treated by anaerobic digestion. To use the biogas generated in the process, in electricity generation, a better understanding of the variables involved is necessary. The objective of this study was the evaluation of biogas production parameters, power generation, performance of the generator group in the biogas conversion into electric energy and the avoided cost of electric energy of a pig farming property. Parameters of concentration, biogas production and consumption, and generation of electric energy were monitored, and the information generated was stored in a database. The results have indicated an average daily production of 443m3, with an average of 0.10m3 of biogas per pig and an average concentration of 68% methane. The average of electric energy generation was 324.5kWh/day, and the efficiency of the generator was 17% with an average active power of 70kW and a daily operation of 6.5h. The avoided cost by self-consumption of electric energy generated in the property was R$ 13718.20, and during the monitoring period there was a total generation of electric energy of 70.5MWh, of which 26.6MWh were exported to the distribution network. The study also emphasizes that the appropriate choice of sensors and the methodology for monitoring and collecting data continuously could lead to an important data to use in correlated studies concerning generation of electricity from biogas.

Keywords: Anaerobic digestion; Generator group; Sensors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.10.083

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