Determination of biogas resources and performance criteria’s in Amasya

Abstract

Biogas energy which is one of the renewable energy types is an important alternative energy source both in terms of its usage advantages and potential values ​​in our country. However, there is a big difference in the biogas production potential values ​​of our country in terms of utilization of biogas energy. In Amasya province, there are 210.199 cattle, 210.160 sheep and 1.502.750 poultry. Annually, 2.3 million tons fresh animal waste are obtained in Amasya province. With the 2018 data of Amasya province, the amount of biogas that can be produced from animal wastes was calculated as 35.9 million m³ /year. Suluova and central town had the greatest potential among other districts with 11.6 and 10.5 million m³, respectively. The energy equivalent of biogas produced in Amaya province was calculated as 814.275 GJ and electrical energy equivalent was calculated as 90.474.000 kWh [1]. Researches show that the integrated concept for producing energy and fertilizer from agricultural wastes in Suluova can be realized in an extremely economical way. This is because the highly used chicken manure has very high gas efficiency with low transportation costs. The high nutrient content of the fermentation residue can be widely used instead of chemical fertilizers. As a result of the 8-month storage period, it is possible to apply according to the needs of the plants. By carrying out the integrated concept of producing energy and fertilizer from biomass (especially liquid cattle manure and chicken manure), environmental pollution caused by cattle breeding has been eliminated and the long-term agricultural potential in Suluova has been eliminated and its sustainable development will be accelerated significantly.