Chapter 5
Biogas-to-Energy—The Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Systems
Publication: Renewable Energy Technologies and Water Infrastructure
Abstract
Biogas-to-energy renewable systems are widely seen at municipal wastewater processing facilities, biostabilizing sludge-solids to produce biogas at dairy facilities (cow manure-to-biogas recovery), and at many industrial high-strength (biodegradable-organic) wastewater or waste management facilities. The biogas combined heat and power (CHP) operations reduce air contaminant emissions, including greenhouse gases (GHGs). This chapter provides details of biogas generation system theory and practice; anaerobic digestion of dairy cattle manure; applicable US regulatory requirements; biogas-to-electric or CHP generation system(s); and applications in the circular economy. Biogas is proven to fit in the circular economy system, where it is clearly explained in the flow of technical and biological materials.
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Renewable Energy Technologies and Water Infrastructure
Pages: 93 - 112
Editors: S. Rao Chitikela, Ph.D., Venkata Gullapalli, Ph.D., and William F. Ritter, Ph.D.
ISBN (Print): 978-0-7844-1585-6
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8366-4
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Published online: Feb 10, 2022
Published in print: Mar 14, 2022
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Animals
- Biological processes
- Biomass
- Buildings
- Ecosystems
- Energy engineering
- Energy infrastructure
- Energy recovery
- Energy sources (by type)
- Environmental engineering
- Facilities (by type)
- Fuels
- Industrial facilities
- Industrial wastes
- Infrastructure
- Lifeline systems
- Livestock
- Municipal wastes
- Municipal wastewater
- Non-renewable energy
- Pollutants
- Solid wastes
- Structural engineering
- Structures (by type)
- Waste management
- Wastes
- Wastewater management
- Water treatment
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