PERMISSIBLE LEVEL OF BIOGAS CONSUMPTION IN THE PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICITY FOR A LIVESTOCK FARM

Abstract

This work considers the question of determining the permissible level of use of big gas for a biogas plant for the production of electrical energy, taking into account the reliability of the equipment. The processing of animal husbandry waste into biogas will make it possible to partially solve environmental problems, as well as to obtain benefits in the form of decentralized production of renewable energy or fuel production. The role of renewable energy sources in energy production is constantly growing, and the issue of increasing the share of renewable sources in the energy balance of each individual country is currently relevant. In the supply of primary energy, the share of renewable energy accounts for 19% on a global scale. Of these, biomass accounts for 10%, or 258 million tons per year, i.e. in the world, biomass provides the largest share of energy supply from renewable sources. Domestic agricultural enterprises are significant consumers of fuel and energy resources, therefore they face an objective need to use alternative energy sources, including biological types of fuel and the introduction of innovative energy-saving technologies. Biogas production is an efficient and investment-attractive technology due to the presence of significant raw material potential, favorable natural and climatic conditions, etc. However, the level of introduction of this type of energy in the agricultural sector is insufficient, which is related to a number of issues, including the insufficient level of practical recommendations for choosing the power of electric energy generators, their number, operating modes taking into account the daily schedule of energy consumption, loading and optimal efficiency installations when providing autonomous power supply of the enterprise. In this paper, the level of energy supply of livestock farms due to the use of biogas as an energy source of plants using livestock waste is determined.