TY  - JOUR
T1  - Analysis of the Potential of Biogas Production from Animal Manures for
Small Scale Renewable Electricity in Nigeria
AU - Okechukwu, Innocent AU - Usman Hussein, Suleiman AU - Amough Kwembe, Benjamin AU - Okino Otuoze, Abdulrahman AU - Asumo Maruf, Aminu AU - Mohammed, Yekini Suberu 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 7
SP  - 1790
EP  - 1796
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.1790.1796
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.1790.1796
KW  - Biogas
KW  -energy
KW  -emissions
KW  -manure
KW  -renewable
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - In the 21st century, rural energy is the key to a good standard of living and sustainable economic
development. Nigeria has been facing a serious economic destitution ever from the beginning of the
unpredictable fluctuations in crude oil prices in the international market. The country solely depends on oil for
foreign earnings and relies predominantly on fossil fuels for power generation. Biogas for power generation
is one of the many approaches to a cleaner production of electricity. The Nigerian government has demonstrated
a profound curiosity to diversify the nation’s economy through investment in agriculture which requires
electricity to promote sustainable development. Therefore, this study presents a prospect for the utilization of
biogas (methane (CH<sub>4</sub>)) for electricity generation in Nigeria. The application of biogas for energy generation
offers an opportunity for onsite power generation in remote rural communities of developing countries. In this
study, a biogas potential of 19.176 million m3CH<sub>4</sub>/year was estimated with an electricity production capacity
of 29 billion kWh from animal residues based on available data from livestock production in Nigeria in 2016.
Furthermore, a total of 64.3 Gg CH<sub>4</sub> emission which is equivalent to 1.607.5 Gg of Carbon dioxide (Co<sub>2</sub>) and
expected to be saved via anaerobic digestion was estimated.
ER  -