The use of biogas technology in small scale farms in Nigeria

The availability and consumption of energy is an index of prosperity in any nation, Nigeria needs more energy to meet the rising demand, due to the population outburst and more agricultural production. The global supply of coal, natural gas, and most importantly oil are becoming depleted, nuclear power is too dangerous, and without alternative energy sources we will experience a severe lack of energy in the future. Therefore it is necessary for us to discover alternative energy sources in order for our industrial and commercial future in the twenty-first century to be secure. For many years now, Nigeria has been facing an extreme electricity shortage.This deficiency is multi-faceted, with causes that are financial, structural, and sociopolitical, none of which are mutually exclusive. Biogas technology is the use of biological process, in the absence of oxygen, for the breakdown of organic matter into biogas and high quality fertilizer. Biogas is a combustible mixture of methane and carbon dioxide. The process also eliminates disease-causing organisms that cause disease in humans and animals. Potentially, this technology is a significant and profitable way of mitigating global climate change. This research paper seeks to explore the advantages of the technology as an alternative energy source.

Author(s): Yetunde M. Aladeitan

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