New ideas in AD (Anaerobic Digestion)
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| Medium-scale AD in CMC Vellore |
Three scales of AD plant
- ♲ Small-scale domestic biogas plants
- ♲ Medium-scale commercial AD plants
- ♲ Large-scale AD plants using advanced technology
Small-scale domestic AD and
Large-scale advanced successful
Medium-scale Commercial AD needs R&D
Uses AFR for energy
(Agricultural and Food Residues)
Often used with sewage and OFMSW
(Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste)
Opportunites in South Asia
(India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and also Pakistan)
- ♲ Food residue disposal in urban areas
- ♲ Farmers need compost
- ♲ Very poor need employment
- ♲ Government and UN very keen
- ♲ Need for locally generated energy
- > local electricity grids
> Sell to national grids (feed-in tariffs)