Biogas is renewable and carbon neutral, which makes it an excellent environmentally friendly alternative to the use of fossil fuels. Biogas production in agriculture is based on the use of manure and residual waste, which results in less greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. Biogas production, together with other environmental initiatives, can contribute to achieving several of the Swedish environmental goals. Today, the farm-based biogas production in Halland County is still under development and although there is a great potential in agriculture, it is far from being used. It is also important to find out whether the conditions for agricultural-based biogas production have changed and to find out what difficulties there are to eliminate and what can be done to get more farmers to invest in biogas. The method used to answer the question is based on interviews with ten farmers, review of scientific literature, reports and statistics. The result shows that the conditions for biogas production in agriculture have improved, but there are some obstacles that should be remedied. In order to develop and create a stable and sustainable farm-based biogas production, it is necessary that the permit process is simplified and that it creates demand and a stable market for biogas. Furthermore, active efforts are required from politicians and municipalities as well as a dialogue between various biogas actors, farmers and authorities, to develop a sustainable and long-term farm-based biogas production.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hh-40187 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Nilsson, Mia, Swiecicka, Anna |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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