Thailand's Ministry of Energy promotes biogas power generation

According to Thailand's "World News" on August 6, the director of the Energy Policy and Planning Office of the Department of Energy of Thailand revealed that the Energy for Love Fund has funded the Energy Research Institute of Chiang Mai University to research the production of biogas from farms and has achieved success. At present, he is trying to develop biogas production technology to formally launch the project into practical use. He hopes that more large and medium-sized livestock farms will join the project.

Suthep said that the livestock farm production of biogas projects is low in cost, sustainable and natural pollution-free, especially the feasibility of producing biogas from chicken farms. According to the survey, a total of 462 poultry farms in the country have the conditions for producing biogas. If these chicken farms can implement the project, then the country can use biogas to generate 554 million watts of electricity each year, with a total value of 1.663 billion. baht.

Thanks to the predictable value of biogas, the Love Energy Foundation has invested 118 million baht from Chiang Mai University since 2011 to promote the project. The number of chicken farms that joined the biogas project has also increased from 1 to the current 16. The 16 chicken farms can produce 11.02 million 5,960 cubic meters of biogas each year, which can be converted into electricity with a value of 40 million baht. The Policy and Planning Office will continue to promote this project to develop a variety of alternative energy sources and ease the pressure on natural energy supply.

The owner of a chicken farm that joined the biogas project said that in addition to the use of biogas, it can also alleviate chicken odor odor in the chicken farm. Chicken manure produces biogas and biogas production sites. This recycling model is very environmentally friendly and can also alleviate global warming. The chicken farm has an average of 120 tons of chicken manure per day. It is mainly used for fish farming, fertilizer production and biogas production. 40 tons of chicken manure can produce 3,200 cubic meters of biogas.

It is understood that the biogas power generation system uses livestock and poultry excrement to put it in a fermentation tank to cultivate bacteria. These bacteria then convert the carbohydrates in the excrement into carbon monoxide and methane. This is the main component of biogas, and the biogas is finally introduced into power generation equipment. Burning electricity, this process usually takes 20-30 days.

The treated tea slag has no odor and can be used as an organic fertilizer. This biogas power generation system can not only reduce the cost of electricity, but also completely utilize the methane gas, and also eliminate a large number of germs and odors in the feces.