Hayvansal Atıkların Potansiyel Biyogaz Enerji Değerinin Belirlenmesi: Antalya Örneği

Abstract

Increasing the world population will increase the demand for new energy sources in the future. Waste generated as a result of agricultural activities can be considered as a sustainable energy source. Animal manure that occurs from livestock activities can be shown as an energy source if managed properly. Antalya province and its region, where agriculture and tourism are intense, have been chosen as the study area. In the study, taking into account the data of Turkey Statistical Institute in 2019, for cattle animal breeding the numbers of dairy and beef cattle; for ovine animal breeding the numbers of sheep and goats; for poultry, the numbers of laying hen, turkeys, geese and duck were evaluated. Manure amounts and potential biogas energy values were calculated considering the animal numbers of Antalya province in 2019. The amount of electricity and natural gas energy that can be obtained in this potential biogas energy is also calculated. The obtained results are compared with the relevant literature and calculations are made for the existing biogas potential. As a result of the research, it was calculated that the amount of manure that can be obtained from animal waste in Antalya province could be 3,821.86 million kg and the potential biogas energy could be 45.57 million MJ. It has been calculated that the total amount of biogas that can be obtained is equivalent to approximately 253.23 million kWh of electrical energy or 43.90 million m3 of natural gas energy. As a result, considering the energy need of Antalya province, it can be said that an economic gain can be achieved by utilizing animal wastes for energy production.