Circular Biogas-Based Economy in a Rural Agricultural Setting

Luke Blades; Kevin Morgan; Roy Douglas; Stephen Glover; Mattia De Rosa; Thomas  Cromie; Beatrice Smyth

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.255

Circular Biogas-Based Economy in a Rural Agricultural Setting

Luke Blades^*, Kevin Morgan, Roy Douglas, Stephen Glover, Mattia De Rosa, Thomas Cromie, Beatrice Smyth

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Abstract

This study investigates the application of a circular economy in a rural agricultural setting in Northern Ireland, centered around a typical anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, showing its potential to provide renewable energy for the electricity and transport fuel needs of an average dairy farm and associated milk processing facilities. It was calculated that a typical AD plant has the potential to fuel 22 average sized dairy farms in Northern Ireland, equating to the production, transport, and processing of 51,986 litres of milk per day. The feedstock needs of the AD plant can be provided by the local farming community.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	89-96
Number of pages	8
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	123
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.07.255
Publication status	Published - 01 Sept 2017

Keywords

anaerobic digestion
biogas
biomethane
Circular economy
dairy farming
renewable energy

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