SUSANE 2 Optimizing environmentally friendly biogas production from livestock manure for the reduction of green house gas emissions

project summary

The objective of this project is to convert animal manure from an environmentally detrimental waste to a valuable resource. This is achieved through development of a sustainable Vietnamese biogas production system, which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and recycles nutrients from the animal manure in a safe and efficient way for plant and fish production. The project will enhance the Vietnamese capacity and competence for scientific research, education, policy making and public administration. This is achieved through: 1) training of PhD and MSc students, and consultants in biogas technology, 2) improving biogas technology, 3) increasing efficiency of the biomass as a fertilizer and a carbon source for soil, 4) reducing risk of pathogen spreading due to manure recycling and, 5) developing decision support systems to facilitate investments in biogas technology and life cycle assessments (LCA) to examine the environmental consequences of these choices. The project is organized with the principal Vietnamese (NIAH) and Danish institution (SDU) in the centre, surrounded by shell I with the partner institutions involved in the research and a shell II with institutions in close contact with the project partners. Contact will be through courses, workshops, newsletters, webpage etc. This network will inform end users about the outcome of the research. The network is will ensure that the competences and capacity obtained become an integrated and sustainable part of the institutional knowledge base.