New paper published! Feasibility analysis of small-scale biogas plants usage in the Syrian coast through agricultural crop residues and co-digestion of manure

There are no other relevant studies on the topic of biogas from Syria available in the scientific literature. This is an unique research done in the country, where the Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided civil conflict.

In this paper, a techno-economic analysis was carried out to establish biogas units on the Syrian coast, and a feasibility study for Syria is provided.

This is particularly valuable, as no other study in Syria in terms of biogas has been done so far.

The study shows that the areas of Tartus, south and west of Latakia, are ideal places to create biogas units. Furthermore, the biogas project would still be profitable in the worst of circumstances, even with higher costs and lower revenues. It is noteworthy to mention that the economic, as well as geopolitical reality of Syria, is experiencing an economic decline (inflation, exchange rate change, low energy), which is leading towards the spread of poverty, unemployment, brain drain, decline in the standard of living, and therefore calls for governmental support in terms of subsidies or other project activities.

Finally, our paper provides relevant recommendations as well as can play a vital role in the post-conflict recovery of the energy sector in Syria with help of renewable energy resources generated in the agricultural sector.

Congratulation to Ing. Ghaith Hassan, PhD student from Biogas Research Team, who is the first author on this manuscript.

You can read more about it HERE.