Abstract

MOREJON-MESA, Yanoy; MORENO-MELO, Vilma  and  ABRIL-HERRERA, Diego Andrés. Energy Potential of the biodigestor Installed in the Santa Barbara Farm, Sumapaz Province, Colombia. Rev Cie Téc Agr [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.3  Epub Sep 01, 2022. ISSN 2071-0054.

This research is oriented towards determining the energy potential of a biodigester installed on the Santa Bárbara farm, which is located in the Sumapaz province, Colombia. For this, the existing animal species in the scenario is determined, which will contribute organic waste to the biodigester, the number of animals is also determined, considering the herd movement, which would make it possible to determine the biomass generated daily, with the purpose of establishing the sizing of the appropriate biodigester technology and knowing the behavior of the energy parameters. Among the main results obtained, it was evidenced that the biodigester installed by the producer is not capable of assimilating the biomass generated daily, due to the number of existing animals; noting that despite the fact that only approximately 35% of the energy potential is used, due to the dimensioning of the anaerobic digestion technology (tubular polyethylene biodigester) installed in the Santa Bárbara farm, despite this it is shown that it contributes to saving energy and the conservation and preservation of the environment. However, if the biodigester designed in the research were installed, the energy potential would be used 100%, validating that the adequate dimensioning of the anaerobic digestion technology is proportional to the energy savings to be obtained in agricultural units.

Keywords : renewable energy; pig production; anaerobic digestion; energy feasibility; environmental impact.

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