Cushioning The Effect Of Subsidy Through BIOGAS Renewable Energy.

Cushioning The Effect Of Subsidy Through BIOGAS Renewable Energy.

A Biogas renewable energy expert Yemi Olubusoye has called on government at all levels to explore natural free methane gas to cushion the effects of subsidy on masses.

A BIOGAS renewable energy expert Yemi Olubusoye of YAGFIELD BIOTECH ENGINEERING LTD has call on government at all levels to explore natural free gas produced from bio-degradable waste; animal waste, agricultural waste, food waste and human waste as a way to cushion the effect of subsidy. Biogas is trying fast to take over the dominant role in Nigeria energy supply mix because of incessant increase in pump price of PMS, electricity tariff, hike inbtransportation fares, increase in prices of LPG cooking gas, food items and high cost of living have placed a huge demand on alternative source of energy for cooking, electricity and cheaper transportation through conversion of fossil fuel vehicles to CNG Gas, one liter of PMS fuel will last for 1hour: 30 minutes in a 2kva generating-set but one cubic meter (1m³) of CNG GAS connected to a generating-set will last for 6 hours to lower the cost of living on the masses, biogas energy can be constructed for household, cottage industries, hostels, schools, hotels, poultry and pig farm etc. when installed its free natural gas depending on the number of hours each users can afford.

While growing up we use kerosene stove but at a point kerosene became expensive and scarce and there was a switch to LPG gas, more cleaner energy and eco-friendly, today every home is using LPG gas for cooking, even rural dwellers who use firewood now have small gas cylinders to augment their cooking. One thing is certain, the use of cheaper Gas for cooking, power generating set and vehicles will take over Nigeria space in the next two years, people will gradually switch to more affordable, accessible, cleaner and eco-friendly energy. 

There are two types of gas; Propane (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) LPG and Methane which is Biogas. Propane LPG is refined from crude oil, highly flammable hydrocarbon gas while Biogas is a gaseous renewable energy source produced from raw materials such as animal waste, food waste, human waste and agricultural waste (Elephant grass). Biogas is produced by anaerobic bacterial decomposition of waste and digestion with anaerobic organisms or methanogens in an enclosed objects. Methane is a colorless & odourless gas unlike propane gas.

Looking at the future prospects of biogas, technical constraints and making biogas technology installation affordable, penetration into the rural communities and poor urban households have been suggested to cushion the effect of subsidy. One effective way to reduce cost of living; cooking, electricity & power vehicles to reduce carbon footprint of a business or home environment, utilization of food waste to save more money is for Nigerians to embrace BIOGAS because once installed with periodic feeding system you begin to enjoy free natural gas, diverting food scraps and other organic materials from landfills, methane and carbon dioxide can be captured and used efficiently. 

It's high time Nigerians begin to explore the abundance of natural free methane gas in their homes, business premises, restaurants, fast food, religion centres, schools and cottage industries, hospitals, hostels, public toilet, cattle farms, pig farms, poultry farms, homes, estates apartments etc. and to eliminate hazardous environmental impacts of fossil fuels CO2 emissions. Its advantages are enormous, It is a low-cost method to produce energy, making it economically friendly, reduces overhead cost of fueling the generator and payment of electricity bill, reduces soil, water and air pollution, produces organic manure as a byproduct to grow crops and utilization of waste. Instead of letting the wastes rot in landfills.

 

ENERGY FROM WASTE, POWER FROM NATURE.

Written By Yemi Olubusoye

08058134771 (Biogas Engineer and Installer)