HURRAY FOR PIGS. Swine wastewater is put to good use in the 1.1-megawatt biogas waste-to-energy project at Robina 12 Farm in San Miguel, Bulacan. A project of Hacienda Bio-Energy Corporation (HBC) and Philippine Bio-Sciences Company, Inc. (PhilBIO), the said project, which uses biogas recovered from advanced anaerobic digestion, is the largest biogas renewable energy project in the country.
In fact, the project is expected to capture gases equivalent to approximately 42,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, which would otherwise be released to the atmosphere, further hastening global warming.
According to PhilBIO, the Robina 12 Farm project uses the next generation Covered In-Ground Anaerobic Reactor (CIGAR) technology. This ensures higher quantity and quality biogas. “The CIGAR is coupled with an on-site electric power generation plant utilizing the captured biogas (tested at 70 percent methane gas by volume) as fuel to generate electricity,” says PhilBIO in a statement.
Now just think: If more companies with the resources needed would take the time to pursue a biogas project, we would reduce our dependency on oil to generate electricity.
Largest biogas renewable energy project in RP
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I fully agree that its about time to find ways and means to be independent on the usage of oil for generating our electricity.
If the word Large would refer to the amount of possible green energy, then this is not the largest project in our country when we speak of biogas re-use. Regards
Biogas may also be used as fuel for cooking. DOST developed a small scale biogas digester for backyard pig farms (3 - 5 pigs) that collect methane gas which can be used for cooking. They sell the kit for I think P9,000 - a bit pricey if you ask me considering the materials they use. Anyway, Just wanted to share that even small pig farms could be green too.
To PCH: can you direct me where can i buy this kit you are telling?
Hi,
May I know what's the name of the kit
and normally where to buy this product.
Thank you!
Edward
Methane, which is the largest component of biogas, is odorless and colorless. Leaks can be unnoticeable. Is it really safe? Do they add something to give it a smell or the final product from this digester has a natural odor of its own?
Swine wastewater bio gas just reminded me of the Iron Creek Hutterite Colony, it runs hog farms but do not pay electrical power bill and I'm sure they never paid till date because the farm produces its own electricity. The manures are brought into a receiving tank where the process of producing methane begins, the trapped biogas is then transferred to a piston engine, which generates electricity and thermal energy. Amazing isn't it? Factory farming is a threat to the society because of the many health risks it poses, animal feaces pollutes the air and the smell it produces can suffocate anyone to death! So a if biogas is the answer which takes away the smell and the germs as well, farmers should practice bio gas productions. After all it can be mentally disturbing and embarrassing as well when the public points to your only way of earning as something disgusting and unhealthy.
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Biogas is useful for much of our home energy and gee, if we could become independent of the energy grid how successful would we feel.
Regards,
Matt
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