EMPOWERMENT IN BIOGAS AND BIOGAS RESIDUE MANAGEMENT EFFORTS AS INDEPENDENT ENERGY AND FERTILIZER VILLAGE IN AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK CENTER, TANJUNGSEKAR VILLAGE, INDONESIA

Ali Shodikin

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia

e-mail: aliandr4@gmail.com, 085743072382

Scarcity of fuel, one of which is caused by the rise in world oil prices significantly, has prompted the government to urge people to solve its energy problems together. Increasingly high fuel prices, particularly gas and fuel oil for domestic use increasingly plaguing the society. In addition to expensive, fuel is also increasingly rare in the market. Efforts to solve such matters is the need to encourage thinking search of alternative energy sources that fuel needs can be met without damaging the environment. Utilization of livestock waste (manure) is one alternative that is appropriate to address the rising cost of fertilizer and fuel shortages. Moreover, the use of manure as a fuel source in the form of biogas. Technology and the product is a new thing for the farmers and ranchers Indonesia. The use of manure as a source of energy, not reduce the amount of organic fertilizer derived from livestock manure. This is because the manufacture of biogas manure that has been processed is returned to its original state is taken only methane (CH4) which is used as fuel. Manure that has been processed in biogas production can be further utilized as fertilizer or manure dry wet further exploited for agriculture. Along with the potential that exists in the Tanjungsekar village and a lack of public knowledge base implementation of community service programs in the effort to achieve energy self-sufficient villages and farms and fertilizer in agriculture. In practice the resulting biogas can be used as an alternative to firewood or LPG gas fire with durability (non-stop), capable of burning up to 1.5 hours with a capacity of 4000 liter digester. If the gas taps are closed back and wait at least half an hour the fire will turn back the time is almost the same as before.

Keywords: fuel shortages, livestock manure, biogas, energy, fertilizer.

Article is presented on Regional Conference on Student Activism 2013 (RECONSA) Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia, November 16^th-17^th, 2013

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