Loss of Energy and Economic Potential of a Biogas Plant Fed with Cow Manure due to Storage Time

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dc.abstract.enThe aim of the publication was to analyze investments in biogas plants with a cogeneration unit for an average size dairy farm. The basis for the calculation was the use of cow manure as the only substrate in methane fermentation. The economic balance also includes ecological and service aspects. The study also shows how much energy and quality potential is lost due to improper manure management and what impact a single farm with dairy cows has on the emission of carbon dioxide equivalent. It has been estimated that as a result of improper storage of manure, even 2/3 of its fertilizing, energy and economic value can be lost, while causing damage to the environment. It has been estimated that for a single farm with 100 cows, without government mechanisms subsidizing investments in RES, the payback period exceeds 15 years, and the Return of Capital Employed is slightly more than 6%.
dc.affiliationWydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Inżynierii Mechanicznej
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Inżynierii Biosystemów
dc.contributor.authorMazurkiewicz, Jakub
dc.date.access2025-06-16
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dc.date.copyright2023-09-18
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>The aim of the publication was to analyze investments in biogas plants with a cogeneration unit for an average size dairy farm. The basis for the calculation was the use of cow manure as the only substrate in methane fermentation. The economic balance also includes ecological and service aspects. The study also shows how much energy and quality potential is lost due to improper manure management and what impact a single farm with dairy cows has on the emission of carbon dioxide equivalent. It has been estimated that as a result of improper storage of manure, even 2/3 of its fertilizing, energy and economic value can be lost, while causing damage to the environment. It has been estimated that for a single farm with 100 cows, without government mechanisms subsidizing investments in RES, the payback period exceeds 15 years, and the Return of Capital Employed is slightly more than 6%.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number18
dc.description.points140
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume16
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/en16186686
dc.identifier.issn1996-1073
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/5015
dc.identifier.weblinkhttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/18/6686
dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofEnergies
dc.relation.pagesart. 6686
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.encow manure
dc.subject.enfertilizer
dc.subject.enenvironmental and economic aspects of investment
dc.subject.enbiogas plant
dc.subject.enfermentation
dc.subject.endigestate
dc.subject.enGHG
dc.subject.enenergetic calculation
dc.subject.enmilk cows
dc.subject.encattle
dc.subject.endairy farm
dc.titleLoss of Energy and Economic Potential of a Biogas Plant Fed with Cow Manure due to Storage Time
dc.title.volumeThe Special Issue Environmentally Friendly Biofuel Production
dc.typeJournalArticle
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oaire.citation.issue18
oaire.citation.volume16