Assessing The Potential of Biogas Production from Cattle Markets: A Case Study of Geidam, Yobe State

Abstract

The depleting and costly nature of fossil fuels have necessitated the need to look for alternative energy
sources which are generally regarded to be readily available and sustainable. Biogas is one of those
renewable energy sources that offers great opportunities for the generation of environmental friendly
energy. This research focused on assessing the potential of producing biogas from cattle market in Geidam
using cow dung the feedstock. Field observation and surveys were the methods employed during the
research. The result of the sturdy revealed that there are about 10000 cattle are gathered every week in the
market with the capacity of producing an estimated 100000kg of dung per week, which can be converted
to approximately 4000m3 of biogas. The research concluded that Geidam cattle market holds a huge
potential for producing biogas from cow dung which can be used as a means of both waste management
and promoting economic activities.