Emin Biogas PP Kirsehir project

Emin Biogas PP Kirsheir Project (VCS 3123)

Project Description

The Emin Biogas PP Kırşehir Project, located in Çuğun village, Korpınar district, Kırşehir province, Turkey, is a renewable energy initiative by Emin Biogaz Enerji Üretim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. The project utilizes biogas systems to generate thermal and electric energy by capturing biogas from cattle manure through anaerobic digestion.

The problem
In the baseline scenario of the project the livestock farm owners in Kırşehir manages manure using uncovered anaerobic lagoons which led to significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly methane, contributing to climate change. Addressing a critical manure management challenge, the project replaces the conventional practice of using open anaerobic lagoons, which emit significant greenhouse gases (GHG).

The solution
Under this project there is a collection of approximately 800 tons of cattle manure daily from 42,760 cattle across neighboring farms, the plant operates two biogas engines with a maximum capacity of 3.002 MWe/h, generating an estimated 21,014,000 kWh annually. The electricity produced from the plant is fed directly into the national grid, while residual heat warms the digesters.

Helping the planet and people
From a socio-economic perspective, agricultural activities and animal husbandry have historically been primary household income sources for those living in Korpinar. The common practice for the cattle farm owners to manage the manure generated at their farms is to have uncovered anaerobic lagoons/ponds. The project, whose primary feedstock will be cattle manure generated at farms in Kırsehir of Turkey, provides an environmentally friendly solution to this manure management problem. While providing other sustainable development benefits such as creating job opportunities also replacing fossil-fuel dependent electricity generation ultimately reducing GHG emissions.

Project Timeline

Listing: Q4 2022

Registration : Q3 2023

Verification : Q2 2024

Issuance: Q3 2024

Impact

This project will improve the degraded landscape of Malawi where unsustainable agricultural practices are the 2nd leading cause of GHG emissions. Diverse cropping and inclusion of native species will replenish soil nutrition and improve soil carbon capacity. This integrated landscape management will thus not only strengthen the local ecosystem and make it resilient to the effects of climate change, but through the practices and the benefit sharing mechanism, improve the livelihoods of the farmers too. The farmers are the major benefactors in this project and the revenues through the carbon credits will contribute to the infrastructure development.