Environmentally Sustainable Biogas? The Key Role of Manure Co-Digestion with Energy Crops

We analysed the environmental impacts of three biogas systems based on dairy manure, sorghum and maize. The geographical scope of the analysis is the Po valley, in Italy. The anaerobic digestion of manure guarantees high GHG (Green House Gases) savings thanks to the avoided emissions from the tradi...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Agostini, Ferdinando Battini, Jacopo Giuntoli, Vincenzo Tabaglio, Monica Padella, David Baxter, Luisa Marelli, Stefano Amaducci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/6/5234