『Abstract
This article presents an overview of the development and future
perspectives of the Chinese biogas industry. The development of
the industry has the potential to improve he rural environment
and produce significant amounts of sustainable energy for China.
Barriers to the development are the relatively weak environmental
policies, imperfect financial policies and lack of long-term follow-up
services. The rapid economic development of China has also seen
a development in the scales of biogas plants constructed. Although
the technology has been improved, this review has identified problems
in the construction and operation of Chinese biogas plants, particularly
in the efficiency of household systems. All levels of China's
government acknowledge this and recent biogas projects have more
focus on quality and less on the quantity. The intention is to
gradually introduce stricter environmental policies, to provide
better service systems, improve the financial policies that support
the construction and follow-up service of biogas projects, promote
the use of standardized engineering equipment and materials and
standards for plant construction and production. This will promote
the development of biogas projects at various scales further,
and reduce the dependency on fossil fuels and emissions of greenhouse
gases.
Keywords: China; Sustainable development; Biogas』
1. Introduction
2. Urban and rural development
2.1. Urbanization and regional differences
2.2. Urban waste problems
2.3. Scales of agricultural development
2.4. Educational levels in urban and rural areas
3. Government policies relating to biogas production
3.1. Energy policies
3.2. Environmental policies
3.3. Economic policies
4. Adjusting biogas development scales to local requirements
4.1. Changing scales
4.2. Advantages and problems with household biogas digesters
4.3. Advantages of medium and large-scale biogas plants
5. Development and future perspectives of the biogas industry
Acknowledgement
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