Biogas Plant at InCIP Consortia

A biogas plant was recently installed at the consortia grounds. The plant which is already operational will make use of chickens’ droppings from the consortia which were initially being disposed to nearby farms as manure.

This new development goes a long way in curbing the problem of waste disposal and ensure the project demonstrate environmental friendly animal production. The gas being produced is useful for brooding purposes.

A biogas works as an anaerobic digester that produces biogas from animal wastes or energy crops. The plant is composed of an airtight container commonly known as the digester, in which the waste is dumped and decomposed, and a tank that harnesses the gases emitted by the slurry commonly known as the gas holder.

Biogas is increasingly preferred to fossil fuels or fuels made from ancient organic matter such as oil and coal. Carbon in small amounts is a vital component of a healthy atmosphere, but becomes problematic when too much of it is added into circulation. However, when it is released through burning of fossil fuels, it raises the carbon concentration. Biogas however, comes from live or recently dead organisms whose carbon content is still within the cycle, so burning these fuels does less to upset the carbon concentration in the atmosphere.

Biogas has a multitude of utilization option and is furthermore storable. As a result biogas is far superior to other renewable energies. Biogas plants can generate power continuously and this is independent of sun, wind and water. In addition, biogas fuel is often preferred to fossil fuels because of its low cost, is a renewable source of energy and uses otherwise wasted materials. Biogas is a real all rounder and with its multitude of utilization options, it is the only renewable energy source that is flexibly utilizable.