Course: Renewable energy
Date of Course: Feb 16 to
Place of Course: Faculty
of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary,
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Date |
Day |
Time |
Subject |
Lecturer |
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16 |
Monday |
8.00-9.00 9.00 – 11.30 13.00 – 16.00 |
1. 1 Introduction to course 1.2 Global warming, trends and
prediction of use of fossil fuel 1.3 Using computers to access
internet sites on renewable energy |
TRP TRP & BXA |
|
17 |
Tuesday |
8.00 – 11.30 13.00 – 16.00 |
2. 1 Biodigesters for fuel and
fertilizer (Principles of anaerobic digestion of livestock wastes; factors
influencing gas yield and efficiency; new designs and opportunities) 2.2 Classroom practice in calculating
designs, output of gas and fertilizer, of biodigesters based on livestock
population |
TRP & BXA BXA & TRP |
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18 |
Wednesday |
8.00 to 11.30 13.00 to 16.00 |
3.1 Alcohol as replacement of
gasoline (substrates, economics, implications) 3.2 Classroom practice in
preparing the materials for installing a biodigester |
TRP BXA & TRP |
|
19 |
Thursday |
8.00 -11:30 13.00-16:00 |
4.1 Hydrogen as fuel source; the role of
biomass as source of producer gas for hydrogen and combustion; implications
for agriculture and rural development 4.2 Installing a biodigester in a
small farm |
TRP BXA & TRP |
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20 |
Friday |
8.00 -11:30 13.00 -16:00 |
5.1. Evaluation: To be based on
presentations by students on the problems of energy availability and potential role of biodigesters in farming
systems in their area (15 minutes Power Point presentation per student) 5.2. Evaluation continued |
TRP, BXA TRP & BXA |
Note : TRP =
T. R. Preston (UTA, Colombia)
BXA
=
Text-video
1.Productive
use of livestock wastes: a manual for installation of low-cost plastic
biodigesters
2. Productive use of livestock wastes: a manual for the use of
biodigester effluent and ponds for duckweed production
3. A
description of the construction of the HTASC and Supergas biodigesters
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Recycling Livestock wastes |
T R Preston and Lylian Rodriguez |
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Biogas processes for sustainable development |
Uri Marchaim |
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Animal manure: asset or liability |
de Wit et al 1997 |
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Anaerobic Digestion - energy [biogas],
biofertiliser and food production |
Horst Doelle 2000 |
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