
HomeBiogas 2021 Impact & ESG Report
With a wide portfolio of products, HomeBiogas helps businesses achieve Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria, enabling them to demonstrate their commitment to safeguard the environment.
Read MoreIf you're looking to live a more sustainable lifestyle and have been hearing about the “magic” of biogas, then we’re here to help you on your way. Let’s start right at the beginning: what exactly is biogas, and why is biogas production so central to living a more sustainable lifestyle?
Biogas is, to put it simply: a biological (natural) generated gas.
Biogas production comes from the breakdown of organic materials – food waste, manure, agriculture waste and even more – in an anaerobic digestive process (that means without the use of oxygen).
Biogas is so important to the sustainable living community as it’s an important renewable energy source. It is made up mostly of methane, carbon dioxide, and some other small amounts of hydrogen moisture and other gases in trace amounts.
As the biogas production continues, gases are released, reacting with each other in a chain of processes to produce the end result: the biogas, as well as a separated liquid and solid run-off known as “digestate” (both of which can also be used for other sustainable living purposes, but more on that later).
Biogas production is incredibly versatile: it can be used to power your home, cook your food, and even power your car (after deploying another chemical process to further refine it). Biogas is a renewable energy resource too, as its production is a continuous cycle that can be repeated ad nauseum!
Although it might sound a little complicated, the actual biogas production happens naturally: the first thing you need to produce biogas is a suitable vessel (this can be a reactor, such as a purpose-built biogas oven), or an industrial biogas production system.
Although you don’t need to be an active part in the process itself (since it happens naturally within your chosen reactor), the actual chemical process of biogas production happens like this:
The biogas production outlined above doesn’t take into account another huge benefit of the process: the digestate. This is all of the byproducts – liquid, solid – run-off that is produced during the biogas fermentation process. It can include creating organic fertilizer for sustainable gardens, or for industrial purposes too.
The best part about the biogas production process, is that virtually anything (so long as it’s organic) can be used to source biogas! Depending on whether you’re looking to use biogas for home or industrial use, the exact specifications of what you can use as your biogas source can vary, in amount, processing time and otherwise.
However, some popular biogas sources include –
Of course for home biogas production, you can use anything you have lying around. These include food scraps, animal waste, garden cuttings and otherwise. It’s a fantastic way to ensure nothing goes to the trash, while also using any ‘trash’ for renewable energy purposes!
Of course, even though it sounds like it’s heaven-sent for advocates of the cyclical energy cycle, it can’t all be plain-sailing for biogas production…or can it?
Here are just the advantages and disadvantages of using biogas for your renewable energy needs:
Biogas production isn’t a complicated process. In fact, it’s so quick and easy, you can even do it yourself, in your own home!
The HomeBiogas solution is a quick, no fuss-way to live your sustainable lifestyle, all the while putting your food and other organic household wastes to good use!
Check out how HomeBiogas can help you live a renewable, clean-energy focused lifestyle.
With a wide portfolio of products, HomeBiogas helps businesses achieve Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Criteria, enabling them to demonstrate their commitment to safeguard the environment.
Read MoreAt HomeBiogas, we are taking responsibility for our planet together with our customers. They are visionaries, changemakers and inspiring people creating a positive future for us all. We are thankful to our wonderfully courageous customers, and we are proud to share their stories.
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