Amount of manure used for biogas production
Latvia University of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Machinery, Cakstes blvd. 5, LV3001 Jelgava, Latvia; *Correspondence: aivars.aboltins@inbox.lv
Abstract:
Methods for calculation of the amount of manure from every agricultural animal species and subgroup for production of biogas have been developed in compliance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. These methods can be applied for future forecasts if the amount of biogas produced in the country increases. It has been stated that in 2013 in Latvia for production of biogas mostly chicken and pig manure was used – correspondingly 33.7% and 26.7% from the amount of manure obtained from these animals. In the forecast for 2020, in turn, it is expected that the consumption of manure will be 31.9% of chicken manure and 31.5% of pig manure, from the amount of manure obtained from the corresponding group of animals.
Key words:
2006 IPCC Guidelines., biogas, manure