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Biowaste energy potential in Kenya

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  • Nzila, Charles
  • Dewulf, Jo
  • Spanjers, Henri
  • Kiriamiti, Henry
  • van Langenhove, Herman

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Energy affects all aspects of national development. Hence the current global energy crisis demands greater attention to new initiatives on alternative energy sources that are renewable, economically feasible and sustainable. The agriculture-dependent developing countries in Africa can mitigate the energy crisis through innovative use of the available but underutilised biowaste such as organic residues from maize, barley, cotton, tea and sugarcane. Biogas technology is assumed to have the capacity to economically and sustainably convert these vast amounts of biowaste into renewable energy, thereby replacing the unsustainable fossil energy sources, and reducing dependency on fossil fuels. However, the total energy potential of biogas production from crop residues available in Kenya has never been evaluated and quantified. To this end, we selected five different types of residues (maize, barley, cotton, tea and sugarcane) from Kenya and evaluated their energy potential through biomethane potential analysis at 30°C and a test time of 30 days.

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  • Nzila, Charles & Dewulf, Jo & Spanjers, Henri & Kiriamiti, Henry & van Langenhove, Herman, 2010. "Biowaste energy potential in Kenya," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 2698-2704.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:35:y:2010:i:12:p:2698-2704
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.04.016
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