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The Financial Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion for Ontario's Livestock Industries

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  • Weersink, Alfons
  • Mallon, Shawn

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This report is an investigation of the financial feasibility of farm based anaerobic digestion investments under Ontario's Standard Offer Contract electricity prices. Using Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Agricultural Anaerobic Digestion Calculation Spreadsheet (AADCS) anaerobic digestion inputs, outputs, cost and revenues were estimated and used to conduct a financial analysis on the feasibility of four sized farm base anaerobic digestion investments. The results suggest investment in an anaerobic digestion system smaller than 300 kilo-watts is not financially feasible under the chosen base model assumptions and Ontario's Standard Offer Contract. The efficiency of the anaerobic digestion systems,discussed in the report as electricity yield, was found to have the largest impact on the investments financial feasibility. Incorporating off-farm organic material improved financial feasibility by increasing biogas production and offering the potential for tipping fee revenue.

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  • Weersink, Alfons & Mallon, Shawn, 2007. "The Financial Feasibility of Anaerobic Digestion for Ontario's Livestock Industries," Working Papers 7295, University of Guelph, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uguewp:7295
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.7295
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    1. Davis, Brandon L., 2006. "An Economic Analysis of a Dairy Anaerobic Digestion (A.D.) System: Will Dairy Producers Invest in A.D. Technology to Reduce Potential Litigation Suits?," 2006 Annual Meeting, February 5-8, 2006, Orlando, Florida 35305, Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
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    1. B. Lutge & B. Standish, 2013. "Assessing the potential for electricity generation from animal waste biogas on South African farms," Agrekon, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(2), pages 1-24, June.

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