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BLEENS - Biogas, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Electricity, Ethanol, Natural Gas, and Solar
Definition
BLEENS cooking solutions: Biogas, LPG, Electricity, Ethanol, Natural gas, and Solar cookers are cooking solutions that typically deliver high performance in terms of reducing household air pollution—often (although not always) regardless of the type of cookstove used—and are collectively called BLEENS. These cooking solutions are often considered “modern” or “clean” solutions.[1]
This article deals with the potentials and limitations of these different alternative cooking fuel options. A table at the end gives a quick overview. Each technology is presented along the following points:
- Source/production of the fuel
- Fuel availability
- Price range
- Applicability/which cooking needs are covered with it?
- Contribution or conflicts with SDGs
Biogas
Biogas is produced by the anaerobic digestion of organic materials such as manure, sewage sludge, organic waste from households, industry waste, and also energy crops. It is composed mainly of methane (40-70%) and carbon dioxide (30-60%)[2]. However, it also contains small traces of other compounds such as hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen, hydrogen, methylmercaptans and oxygen[3]. Read more....
Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
LPG is a by-product of extracted natural gas and refined crude oil, with a ratio of 40:60 % respectively. It is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases, with the two most common ones being butane and propane (Priesemann & Volkmer, 2015; Sepp, 2014). Read more...
References and further information
- ↑ http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/650971468180259602/pdf/105054-ESM-P148200-ADD-SERIES-PUBLIC-FINAL-ESMAP-Beyond-Connections-TR008-15-optimized.pdf
- ↑ Cooking with Biogas - energypedia.info.” [Online]. Available: https://energypedia.info/wiki/Cooking_with_Biogas. [Accessed: 08-Apr-2019]
- ↑ “Biogas Basics - energypedia.info.” [Online]. Available: https://energypedia.info/wiki/Biogas_Basics. [Accessed: 03-Apr-2019].
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