NONCONVENTIONAL SOURCES OF ENERGY LIKE GOBAR GAS

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MUSTAFA DAGINAWALA. LUBAINA VARNISHWALA. MUNIRA BHARMAL. ZAINAB SAFRI. SOHAIL YAMANI. HOZEFA SUKETWALA. AZIZ BHOL. NASIR GONDALWALA.

INTRODUCTION
A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide resulting from the anaerobic decomposition of such waste materials as domestic, industrial, and agricultural sewage is known as Biogas. Biogas promotion poster produced by the Khadi & Village Industry Commission. The government views biogas technology as a vehicle to reduce rural poverty & as a tool in part of a wider drive for rural development.

WHY BIOGAS?
Biogas technology is a particularly useful system in the Indian rural economy & can Fulfill several end uses. Biogas is useful as a fuel substitute. Biogas system provide a residue organic waste after anaerobic digestion. Anaerobic digesters also function as a waste disposal system.

METHANOGENESIS
Methanogenesis is a microbial process involving many complex & diffrently interacting species. Methanogenesis consist of three stages as follows: HYDROLYSIS. ACIDIFICATION. METHANE FORMATION.

THE EVOLUTION OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY

Biogas plants in India were experimentally introduced in the 1930s. The Khadi & Village Industry Commission choose to promote Jashbhai Patel desgin who made small-scale biogas digester in 1961. By the early 1980s there were thought to be about 80,000 systems built by KVIC. PRAD based in UttarPradesh developed the Janata fixed dome plant.

DISSEMINATION OF BIOGAS TECHNOLOGY

Biogas is to be considered as a viable source of fuel depends not only on effective dissemination programme & extension but also upon the success of existing plants in the field. Implementation of biogas technology is overseen centrally by MNES but actual dissemination is developed to the individual state governments & public corporations. Moulik states that however well intentioned the biogas programme cannot cater to the needs of the poorest & marginalised as these groups fail the technical requirements to maintain a viable plants.

FACTORS HINDERING SPREAD OF BIOGAS

The problems associated with the alternative technology in terms of technical, operational, economic & cultural aspects which may potentially hinder biogas spread. Cultural practices also hinder general uptake due to relcutance to adopt different behaviour particularly regarding the usage of latrines in biogas system. Criticism of NPBD have been widely articulated from the lax selection process to the arbitrary fixing of regional targets which are then pursued.