USE OF BIOGAS IN THE RURAL CIRCUIT AS A PROPOSAL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Climate change may be regarded as items of concern to environmentalists and people all over the planet, a reality which leads to the search for renewable energy sources that can help to reduce environmental damage. Given the above, biogas production is an alternative to our region, due to the large amount of animal biomass produced by the livestock sector. This study focuses on the presentation of a proposal with a view to encouraging the utilization of the which, in general, is discarded, in this case, the manure. The proposal turns to the use of animal waste in biogas production for domestic consumption in stoves, from the installation of digesters with use of manure in rural areas. It is considered that this proposal is of great importance, because it is animal waste, can be seen as an alternative to increase profit by taking advantage of the raw material property that would be discarded, especially for generating new economic activities from collection to gas generation, besides the contribution to the environmental conservation politics.