| You probably have heard this before: "Biogas as an | | | | how do we collect it and consume it as a fuel? |
| alternative vehicle fuel". I heard about it long before | | | | Methane gas from experience is very hard to |
| but I did not pay much interest in it. Not until I return | | | | compress. For this reason, the best approach is to |
| to Manila for my annual vacation. You see, I am an | | | | use it as stationary fuel. Meaning we do not transport |
| overseas Filipino worker based in Riyadh Saudi Arabia. | | | | it but use it directly from the site where the gas is |
| I am really shock when I saw the price tags of | | | | produced. |
| petroleum fuel. It has gone up ten times 10 years | | | | This fuel is best used at home for cooking, heating, |
| ago. | | | | light and absorption refrigeration. It can also be used |
| The quest for an efficient alternative fuel is still going | | | | to run pumps that are powered by gas powered |
| on however; there are bio fuels that are already | | | | engines. |
| available in the market commercially. Biogas fuel is | | | | What are its benefits? These are the benefits: |
| one of them. So what is biogas? It is another form | | | | - Save money from your energy bills |
| of renewable energy where its energy is extracted | | | | - It is easy to control. |
| from organic waste materials. It is manufactured | | | | - It is quicker to produce. |
| very much cheaper compared to the petroleum fossil | | | | - There is no smoke or smell. |
| fuels. | | | | - It has no dark carbon residue on your pots. |
| How is energy generated? It is a biological reaction | | | | - The sludge produced could be used as a fertilizer. |
| caused by bacteria degradation. The organic materials | | | | - It reduces pathogen transmission compared to |
| is being attacked by bacteria in the absence of | | | | untreated waste. |
| oxygen hence anaerobic digestion occurred and gas | | | | - It helps to reduce our dependence to petroleum |
| in the form of methane and carbon dioxide is | | | | fossil oil, thus causing a positive effect on our |
| produced. The digestion process occur when there is | | | | economy. |
| an absence of oxygen. The ideal Environments are | | | | - It reduces the pollution of our environment. |
| marshes, rubbish dumps, septic tanks, and Arctic | | | | - It provides additional source of jobs. |
| Tundra. There are improvised methods developed by | | | | In conclusion, Biogas fuel is one of the accepted |
| producing complex machines to have a better result. | | | | Alternative Fuel Sources in the world today. With its |
| Adding water to the organic waste material is the | | | | valuable benefits and advantages over the petroleum |
| conventional method used and it is also known as the | | | | fossils we should work together for its improvement. |
| "liquid process". The process used in "landfill sites are | | | | I personally believe that one day; we will live in a |
| called "solid process". | | | | much cleaner, safer and healthier world. |
| So now that we know how the biogas is produced, | | | | |