COMPARATIVE ENERGY ANALYSIS, LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT AND FINANCIAL STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL AND FAMILY SIZE KVIC BIOGAS PLANT MODELS

S. KHARPUDE¹, D. SHARMA², S. KOTHARI³, S. JINDAL⁴, A.K. MEHTA⁵, H.K. MITTAL^6
1Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
²Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
³Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
⁴Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
⁵Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
⁶Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India

Received : 05-05-2019     Accepted : 26-05-2019     Published : 30-05-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 10       Pages : 8518 - 8523
Int J Agr Sci 11.10 (2019):8518-8523

Keywords : lCA, Biogas plant, Family size biogas plant, Institutional biogas plant
Academic Editor : Kanchan Dilip Pingale
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Technology and Engineering, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Due to pressure of meeting energy demands of large population, India is shifting its focus from use of fossil fuels towards renewable-energy applications. being world’s second largest biogas programme operator, India is looking at biogas as a mission to fulfil rural energy demands. although family size biogas plants are achieving its peak; institutional biogas plants are not very popular throughout the country. the government is trying to persuade large-scale goshalas (cattle farms) to install institutional biogas plants. there is a vast potential for installation of biogas plant as large counts of animals are present under one roof. furthermore, this will have large effect as compared to smaller family-size units. the initial assessment has examined that institutional biogas plant requires heavy infrastructure with net energy investments along with financial ones. by using multi appraisal methodology, the biogas generation and utilization pathway were observed for various end utilizations. multiple appraisal methodologies involved determination and prediction of net embodied energy use, environment impact analysis using life cycle assessment methodology and financial investment assessments. family size biogas plant has more environmental impacts per m3 biogas production as compared to institutional biogas plant. the embodied energy suggests that energy investment required for producing biogas in family size biogas plant is more with more energy payback period and energy required for producing energy. an institutional scale biogas plant contrary to family size biogas plant can process large amount of waste at one utility.

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