Perspective of Estimated Energy Generation from Livestock Dung for an Indian State Punjab

Authors

  • Gagandeep Kaur Department of Electrical Engineering, I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University Main Campus, Jalandhar, India
  • Yadwinder. Singh. Brar Department of Electrical Engineering, I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University Main Campus, Jalandhar, India
  • D. P. Kothari Dean (R & D), J. D. College of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur, India

Keywords:

Animal dung, Biogas, Electrical energy, Livestock, Punjab

Abstract

In this paper an investigation to access the available livestock dung based renewable energy source has been
carried out for the Indian state Punjab. Punjab being an agriculture state has enough livestock population and
correspondingly livestock dung. Estimation shows that state has 8.1 million livestock population and from that 62886
million kg of dung is produced every year. Assessment presents that the dung has an immense potential to generate 11.9
TWh of electrical energy per year through anaerobic digestion process of biogas production. About 25% of this dung is
used for power generation, family type biogas plants, manure and as biofuel. The leftover of this dung is considered as
waste and leads to environmental pollution. Study supports that energy production from this resource could be beneficial
to meet the growing power demand of state and will help in waste management.

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Published

2017-10-25

How to Cite

Gagandeep Kaur, Yadwinder. Singh. Brar, & D. P. Kothari. (2017). Perspective of Estimated Energy Generation from Livestock Dung for an Indian State Punjab. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 4(10), 166–171. Retrieved from https://www.ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/3780

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 10 (2017): Volume 4 Issue 10 OCTOBER-2017

Section

Articles