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Author(s)
Thanh Ba Ho1, Timothy Kilgour Roberts2 and Steven Lucas2
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6256/2015.06.002
Affiliation(s)
1. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2. The Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
ABSTRACT
Biogas from livestock waste
is considered as clean and renewable energy in Vietnam. In the last 20 years, in rural and remote
areas of Vietnam,
there has been a significant increase of small-scale household biogas
digesters. Biogas digesters create the benefits of replacing energy and
mitigation of climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and
deforestation for firewood and charcoal. Livestock waste produces approximately
85 million tonnes every year and continues to increase, meaning there are huge
feedstocks for biogas digesters to meet the energy demands in households.
However, there are also many constraints on the development programme for
small-scale household biogas digester. In Vietnam, the socio-economic situation
and the lack of a sustainable energy policy for biogas from livestock sector are hindering the growth
of the biogas digester industry. Government subsidies are needed to encourage
farmers to participate. This paper will be helpful not only for the sustainable
development of household biogas in Vietnam, but also for the developing program of biogas generation in
developing countries with similar agricultural economies to Vietnam.
KEYWORDS
Small-scale household biogas, renewable energy, biogas digester, Vietnam.
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