A review on biogas technology and its contributions to sustainable rural livelihood in Ethiopia

MG Mengistu, B Simane, G Eshete… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Biogas technology has uneven dissemination over the globe. The technology is at its infant
stage of development and dissemination in many developing countries while China has the …

Adoption and diffusion of renewable energy–the case of biogas as alternative fuel for cooking in Pakistan

N Yasmin, P Grundmann - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Alternative energy technologies such as biogas are being promoted, but despite the
significant potential and efforts to implement these technologies, only small numbers of …

How does rural labor migration affect crop diversification for adapting to climate change in the Hehuang Valley, Tibetan Plateau?

Y Zhang, Y Wu, J Yan, T Peng - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop diversification has become a widely adopted adaptive strategy for farmers in
developing countries to address the negative effects of climate change. However, with the …

Factors affecting households' decisions in biogas technology adoption, the case of Ofla and Mecha Districts, northern Ethiopia

MG Mengistu, B Simane, G Eshete, TS Workneh - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study examined the factors that influence households' decisions on adoption of biogas
technology in northern Ethiopia. It involved 179 biogas-user and 179 non-user sample …

[HTML][HTML] Prospects of China's biogas: Fundamentals, challenges and considerations

AS Giwa, N Ali, I Ahmad, M Asif, RB Guo, FL Li, M Lu - Energy Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
This article focuses on the background and current situation of various levels of biogas
generation in mainland China. These levels are categorised as rural household, agricultural …

Biogas system in rural China: upgrading from decentralized to centralized?

Q Chen, T Liu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
As one of the important biomass energy sources, biogas construction plays a vital role in
rural development. The last three decades have witnessed a strong promotion of household …

Economic feasibility and determinants of biogas technology adoption: Evidence from Bangladesh

SA Sarker, S Wang, KMM Adnan, MN Sattar - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biogas technology can play a significant role in reducing dependency on fossil fuels, and in
increasing of rural energy access. This study assesses the profitability of biogas plants and …

Challenges and strategies for biogas production in the circular agricultural waste utilization model: A case study in rural China

X Huang, S Wang, Z Shi, L Fang, C Yin - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
As a renewable energy source, production and utilization of biogas is of great benefit to
mitigation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduction of the dependency on fossil fuels …

[HTML][HTML] Correlating the factors influencing household decisions on adoption and utilisation of biogas technology in South Africa

SE Uhunamure, NS Nethengwe, D Tinarwo - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biogas can be used for domestic purposes, such as cooking and heating, and can also be
converted into electricity. Biogas technology is of particular significance in rural households …

Social networks and renewable energy technology adoption: Empirical evidence from biogas adoption in China

P He, S Lovo, M Veronesi - Energy Economics, 2022 - Elsevier
We provide novel empirical evidence on the association between social networks and the
adoption of renewable energy technology. We distinguish between two main transmission …