During the colder months, the lower ambient temperature lowers the digester temperature which decreases the biogas production (Ferrer et al., 2011, Divya et al., 2014 [10,8] .
They conducted comparative experiments and indicated that using solar energy to heat the biogas digester increases the biogas output by 11.2 % and the fecal energy conversion efficiency by
Low biogas yield in cold climates has brought great challenges in terms of the flexibility and resilience of biogas energy systems. This paper proposes a maximum production point tracking method
the energy produced as biogas [7]. A challenge in deploying anaerobic digesters in rural areas is the availability of electrical power. Solar power has been proven to be a good alternative in
Abstract Temperature is an important factor that may affect the performance of anaerobic digestion. Therefore, biogas plants without heating system work only in warmer
With huge biomass to biogas conversion potential and many feasible biogas to electricity conversion technologies, biogas will play an extremely important role in the energy transition as a renewable energy fuel resource and feedstock for
Photograph of pilot-scale two-phase biogas plant combined with solar thermal and phase change thermal storage system (Figure S1); methane yield of TPAD heated by solar collector and
Biogas heating plays a crucial role in the transition to clean energy and the mitigation of agricultural pollution. To address the issue of low biogas production during winter, the implementation of a multi-energy
In some cases, the thermal requirements are satisfied by burning part of the produced biogas in devoted boilers. However, part of the biogas can be saved by integrating thermal solar energy into the anaerobic digestion plant.
The heating value generally varies from 21 to 23.5 MJ/m 3 which implies that 1 m 3 of biogas is equivalent to 0.5-0.6 liters of diesel fuel or about 6 kWh of electricity . The biogas yield of a biodigester is a function of the type of feedstock used, digester design, fermentation temperature, and retention or residence time applied.
A novel biogas-fueled solid oxide fuel cell hybrid power system assisted with solar thermal energy storage is designed. The energy, exergy, economic, life cycle environmental analyses of the proposed system are carried out. The influence of key parameters on system performance is discussed.
In this paper, an integrated biogas power generation system with solid oxide fuel cells is proposed, which mainly consists of four units: a solar thermal energy storage unit, a biogas production and hydrogen generation unit, a SOFC-MGT unit, and a waste heat utilization unit.
Overall sustainability of biogas systems will be increased through multiple applications like electricity generation, fertilizer production, biofuel production, and trigeneration among others [28, 53, 171]. These will make the systems economical, cleaner, technically sustainable, and socially acceptable for wider adaptation [43, 134].
Cite this: Energy Fuels 2017, 31, 4, 4003–4012 Using solar energy as the heat source for biogas improvement of the anaerobic digester is an effective method. However, intermittent solar radiation and low ambient temperature in the winter make it difficult to maintain a steady fermentation temperature.
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