Assessment of Biogas Potential in Eskisehir

A development indicator of a country is its energy consumption. The exhaustion of fossil fuels causes environmental problems such as the release of significant amounts of CO₂ and particulate matter into the atmosphere, leading to global warming. Biomass energy is an important energy alternative for...

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Main Authors: Harun Kaynarca, Taner Kılıç, Emin Açıkkalp, Süheyla Yerel Kandemir
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Published: Istanbul University Press 2021-06-01
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Süheyla Yerel Kandemir
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description A development indicator of a country is its energy consumption. The exhaustion of fossil fuels causes environmental problems such as the release of significant amounts of CO₂ and particulate matter into the atmosphere, leading to global warming. Biomass energy is an important energy alternative for reducing environmental problems. The province of Eskisehir in Turkey produces massive amounts of animal, herbal, and organic urban waste suitable to obtain biofuel. This study aimed to determine the amount of biogas that could be obtained from the animal waste in Eskisehir between 2010 and 2019 as well as the energy amount that such waste could represent and the ratio of the energy that could be converted into electricity for consumption. The results show that 2,050,383 tons/year of fertilizer could be collected in the study period. This amount of animal waste could satisfy approximately 8% of Eskisehir’s annual electricity demand. Moreover, thanks to the electrical energy generated from methane gas, the release of a significant amount of CO₂ into the atmosphere could have been prevented. In addition to energy, the manure generated as waste from biogas facilities could be used in agriculture, contributing to economic development and maintaining the environment clean.
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spelling doaj-art-a3a52bf299a14d9585fef5fa36b059ab2025-08-20T03:52:16ZengIstanbul University PressCoğrafya Dergisi1305-21282021-06-014227128210.26650/JGEOG2021-881905123456Assessment of Biogas Potential in EskisehirHarun Kaynarca0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5496-4815Taner Kılıç1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1944-8214Emin Açıkkalp2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5356-1467Süheyla Yerel Kandemir3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4056-5383Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı, Ankara, TurkiyeBilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, Bilecik, TurkiyeEskişehir Teknik Üniversitesi, Eskisehir, TurkiyeBilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, Bilecik, TurkiyeA development indicator of a country is its energy consumption. The exhaustion of fossil fuels causes environmental problems such as the release of significant amounts of CO₂ and particulate matter into the atmosphere, leading to global warming. Biomass energy is an important energy alternative for reducing environmental problems. The province of Eskisehir in Turkey produces massive amounts of animal, herbal, and organic urban waste suitable to obtain biofuel. This study aimed to determine the amount of biogas that could be obtained from the animal waste in Eskisehir between 2010 and 2019 as well as the energy amount that such waste could represent and the ratio of the energy that could be converted into electricity for consumption. The results show that 2,050,383 tons/year of fertilizer could be collected in the study period. This amount of animal waste could satisfy approximately 8% of Eskisehir’s annual electricity demand. Moreover, thanks to the electrical energy generated from methane gas, the release of a significant amount of CO₂ into the atmosphere could have been prevented. In addition to energy, the manure generated as waste from biogas facilities could be used in agriculture, contributing to economic development and maintaining the environment clean.https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/4620D54B03374AD8B8D35CF1A3474FBAbiomassbiogaseskisehir
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Coğrafya Dergisi
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biogas
eskisehir
title Assessment of Biogas Potential in Eskisehir
title_full Assessment of Biogas Potential in Eskisehir
title_fullStr Assessment of Biogas Potential in Eskisehir
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title_short Assessment of Biogas Potential in Eskisehir
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biogas
eskisehir
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