View source for Biogas-Powered Evaporative Cooling for Uganda’s Dairy Industry (PA Project)

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|PAP Region Africa=Sub-Saharan Africa
|PAP Country Africa=Uganda
|PAP Organisation=University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF)
|PAP Description=CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTION

UGARF has developed a refrigeration unit powered on biogas—which is extracted from cow manure. The unit regenerates zeolite plates, which retain their capacity to capture water vapor from the evaporative milk chilling process. Partnered with Smallholder Fortunes, UGARF is refining the design of the refrigeration unit, and testing it with farmers in Uganda. UGARF will work with local manufacturers to secure financing and bring production of the units to commercial scale.

IMPACT

This project has numerous social, economic, and environmental benefits. Refrigeration units will benefit dairy farmers by decreasing milk spoilage and increasing production and profits. Captured biogas can be used for lighting and cooking—saving income that would otherwise be spent on kerosene, and replacing the use of wood and charcoal for cooking. Also, by extracting biogas from cow manure, greenhouse gas emissions from fermenting cow manure is mitigated.

ORGANIZATION

The UGARF is a nonprofit entity housed within the University of Georgia (UGA) in the United States that enhances UGA’s excellence as a research and higher education institution. Smallholder Fortunes is a small-scale dairy farm located in Wakiso District, Uganda

Promethean Power Systems participated successfully in the PAEGC Initiative (https://poweringag.org/) and was with its project ‘Biogas-Powered Evaporative Cooling for Uganda's Dairy Industry' among the winners of 2013.
|PAT Technology Application Biogas=Biogas
|PAT Commodity Dairy Products=Dairy products
|PAT Value Controlled Temperature=Controlled Temperature
|PAP Links=https://poweringag.org/

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http://research.uga.edu/ugarf/

https://energypedia.info/wiki/Uganda_Energy_Situation
|PAP Title=Biogas-Powered Evaporative Cooling for Uganda’s Dairy Industry
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