Biogas State Profiles
ALABAMA Download PDF
Alabama ranks 11th out of 50 states for its biogas production potential. We estimate up to 40.76 billion cubic feet of renewable METHANE from biogas could be produced each year for energy, fuel, heat, and more!
Current Systems
Total Number: 31
Potential Systems
Total Number: 391
THE POWER OF 63.69 BILLION CUFT OF BIOGAS:
ENERGY POTENTIAL:
- 3413 million kWh electricity and 1329 million BTU/h heat (engine); OR
- 5709 million kWh electricity and 9515 million kWh heat (fuel cell); OR
- 529.4 million gge fuel; OR
- 40.8 million MMBTU/yr space heat (3.5 million homes).
ECONOMIC GROWTH:
Constructing 320 new systems would generate about...
- $960 million in capital investments,
- 7996 construction jobs, AND
- 531 permanent jobs.
REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT TO:
- Growing 1799 million coniferous tree seedlings for 10 yrs, OR
- Replacing 249100 acres of forest, OR
- Removing 4022 thousand cars from the road.
BIOGAS SYSTEMS CAN RECYCLE:
| Type | Production | Biogas |
|---|---|---|
|
Manure (total) Broiler Dairy Swine Turkey |
8.3 million tons/yr
|
54 billion cuft/yr
|
| Food Waste |
1.52 million tons/yr |
8.29 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill |
- |
- |
| Wastewater Facility* |
287 million gallons/day |
1.66 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas |
- |
63.69 billion cuft/yr |
| Manure (total) | |
| Production | |
| 8.3 million tons/yr | |
| Broiler | 8.1 million tons/yr |
| Dairy | 128000 tons/yr |
| Swine | 100000 tons/yr |
| Turkey | - |
| Biogas | |
| 54 billion cuft/yr | |
| Food Waste | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 1.52 million tons/yr | 8.29 billion cuft/yr |
| Landfill | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | - |
| Wastewater Facility* | |
| Production | Biogas |
| 287 million gallons/day | 1.66 billion cuft/yr |
| Total Biogas | |
| Production | Biogas |
| - | 63.69 billion cuft/yr |
*Wastewater facility greater than 1 MGD