Abstract:

Continuous demand for global power generation has increased the attention on renewable energy sources. Biogas is one of the viable options for conversion of organic waste materials into green power and valuable products. In this study, the impact of biogas production from agricultural residues (wheat straw, barley straw, corn stover, cotton residue, olive residue, banana peel, sugarcane bagasse, tomato residue) and municipal solid waste (MSW) on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Mediterranean Region of Turkey (Antalya, Burdur, Isparta, Mersin, Adana, Hatay, Osmaniye and Kahramanmaraş) has estimated. The results revealed that the Region has 1942.6 million m3/year biogas production potential corresponding to 11.11 TWh energy generating capacity. Biogas generation in the Region has annual 27 million tons of CO2 emission reduction potential to contribute 7.4 % reduction in total GHG emissions in Turkey. Bio-waste is a favorable renewable substitute to energy production from fossil fuels.

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