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Climate change has driven the European Commission to set a strategy towards a climate-neutral Europe by 2050. There is a need to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the case of the agricultural sector, biogas production can replace fossil-based energy sources and reduce methane emissions related to agricultural waste. This chapter addresses different aspects of manure-based anaerobic digestion (AD). The chapter reviews recent developments in co-digestion research. Subsequently, it addresses availability of biomass (manure, energy crops and agricultural residues) and its biomethane potential. The chapter includes case studies of differing types of agriculture-based biogas plants: (i) small-scale plants using mono or co-digestion of manure; (ii) centralized plants, which co-digest manures collected from nearby farms with agro-industrial waste.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Anaerobic digestion
- 3 Recent research on co-digestion
- 4 Biomass availability and biomethane potential: livestock manure, agricultural residues and agro-industrial waste
- 5 Types of anaerobic digestion plant and their economics
- 6 Case studies: small-scale mono-digestion and co-digestion anaerobic digestion plants
- 7 Case studies: centralized anaerobic digestion plants
- 8 Conclusion and future trends
- 9 Where to look for further information
- 10 References