Biogas Magazine | Edition 19 | 26
Sustainable revenue generation through biogas to power for dairy industry
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nergy is the driving force of every living being. As humans, we are completely reliant on the food ,we consume on a daily basis. The dairy industry is a significant supplier of our daily necessities such as packaged milk, cheese, paneer etc, As these products are rich protein source to vegetarian people, there is an increasing demand for quality products. Pune district in Maharashtra state is one of the pioneers in milk production, it is home to some of India’s largest dairy companies, including Bhagyalakshmi dairy, Schreiber Dynamics, and Parag foods, all of which are market leaders in dairy and allied products. Their success also inspires a large number of new entrepreneurs to establish small units in milk and allied prod-
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waste and net reduction of environmental pollution, to Environmental concerns the generation of significant rather than energy recovery amount of energy. is the prime motivator for waste-to-energy facilities, In the current scenario, opwhich help in treating and erating dairy solely for the disposing / reusing of wastes. purpose of selling milk and Energy in the form of biogas, milking products is not comheat or eletricity is viewed as mercially viable; similarly, the an added benefit, enhancing costs of fodder, concentrate the viability of such projects. feed, electricity, and labour In majority of the devel- are included. To sustain this oped countries, entire waste dairy industry, we must think management system is being about generating extra revemanaged profitably by pri- nue from the waste. As per vate industry or non-govern- 2019 Census, India is havment organizations with tip- ing 192.49 million cow and ping fee for waste treatment 109.85 million buffalo. Due of serving as a major revenue to the low cost of milk and stream. high cost of fodder, animal husbandry has become proThe primary benefits of hibitively expensive for dairadopting technologies for ies. Goushala derives all of its energy recovery from ur- revenue from dry cows and ban wastes are reduction of this is entirely reliant on do-
