Biogas Plants in Germany: Revision and Analysis

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Published: Oct 1, 2021
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Biogas facilities, production of electricity, heat and bio-fertilizers

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Carlos M. Martínez-Hernández
Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de las Villas
Yaser García-López
Lab. LABIOFAM
Hans Oechsner
University of Hohenheim

Abstract

The present research was developed considering the peak of pig production in Cuba and the importance of food production for human and animal consumption. It also answers to the need of fuel saving and of obtaining that production with minimum expenses from raw materials of national origin. This work is presented in three parts. Firstly, the technologies and methods used in Germany for biogas production are described. There, great-format plants are used which are adequate to generate heat, electricity and an organic fertilizer. Secondly, the particularities of these biogas plants are approached. And finally, their possible use in Cuba is analyzed. As a result, the study shows the state of the art in the use of biogas facilities of great-format to international and national scale, which is used to obtain heat, electricity and bio-fertilizers, minimizing the aspects of environmental contamination, in correspondence with UN Agenda 2030 of Sustainable Development, also adopted in Cuba.

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Martínez-Hernández, C. M., García-López, Y., & Oechsner, H. (2021). Biogas Plants in Germany: Revision and Analysis. Revista Ciencias Técnicas Agropecuarias, 30(4). Retrieved from https://revistas.unah.edu.cu/index.php/rcta/article/view/1479
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Vol. 30 No. 4 (2021): October-November-December
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Review

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