Review Article

Biogas Production and Applications in the Sustainable Energy Transition

Table 4

Comparison of biogas yield and electricity produced from different potential substrates [7, 100].

TypeBiogas yield per ton of fresh matter (m3)Electricity produced per ton of fresh matter (kW h)

1Cattle dung55–68122.5
2Chicken litter/dung126257.3
3Fat826–12001687.4
4Food waste (disinfected)110224.6
5Fruit wastes74151.6
6Horse manure56114.3
7Maize silage200/220409.6
8Municipal solid waste101.5207.2
9Pig slurry11–2523.5
10Sewage sludge4796.0