Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 169, Issue -, Pages 72-79Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.077
Keywords
Biogas; Dairy cow slurry; Fish silage; Energy balance
Funding
- Norwegian Research Council [NFR 188914/I10]
- Norwegian Farmers Association
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences
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The aim of this study was to investigate the specific methane production and the energy balance at a small farm scaled mesophilic biogas plant in a cold climate area. The main substrate was dairy cow slurry. Fish silage was used as co-substrate for two of the three test periods. Energy production, substrate volumes and thermal and electric energy consumption was monitored. Methane production depended mainly on type and amount of substrates, while energy consumption depended mainly on the ambient temperature. During summer the main thermal energy consumption was caused by heating of new substrates, while covering for thermal energy losses from digester and pipes required most thermal energy during winter. Fish silage gave a total energy production of 1623 kWh/m(3), while the dairy cow slurry produced 79 kWh/m(3) slurry. Total energy demand at the plant varied between 26.9% and 88.2% of the energy produced. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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