Biogas

Everything That You Need To Know

Biogas is a renewable fuel produced when organic matter, such as food or animal waste, is broken down by microorganisms without oxygen. This process is called anaerobic digestion. Additionally, this process also produces an organic, nutrient-rich liquid fertilizer.

Biogas is ideal for farms and restaurants that produce more organic waste and need larger amounts of biofertilizer.




Important Information



Costs:


  • The cost of buying and installing a kitchen waste biogas plant varies depending on the size and quality of the system, ranging from several hundred dollars to over $6,000.

  • The kitchen waste biogas plant price (for small families that produce reduced waste): about $1,000.

  • Backyard biogas plant price (for large families): $ 2,000+

  • Other things that must be bought regularly in the future includes:

    1. New filters: $30.

    2. Gas bags: $225.

    3. Probiotic tablets: $30.


Tax Credits



The IRA will give up to 30 percent tax credits to biogas facilities built by the beginning of 2025.

Carbon offset credits: In the USA, carbon offset credits can be earned by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane recovered from the biogas system. These credits are monetary and can be bought and sold on commodity exchanges.

Carbon credits are calculated based on the amount of methane reduced by installing an anaerobic digester. This approach considers:

  1. How much methane was emitted before the digester was installed?
  2. How much methane is emitted after the digester is installed?


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