Study on Effect of Introduction of Biogas Plants in a Dairy Farming Area, Hokkaido Regarding Material Cycle and Economy

Kitajima, Hiroshi; Ishii, Kazuei; Fujiyama, Atsushi; Sato, Masahiro

doi:10.2208/jscejer.73.ii_53

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“…There should also be subsidies for their operation, such as FIT schemes (despite the difficult situation they face for power grid use). The effects of BGPs on the environment and dairy farming have already been explained in previous studies, as mentioned above [1,3,5,6,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. Therefore, it should be emphasized that BGPs are different from other power sources that require policy design, such as preferential grid use and support of continuous FIT schemes.…”

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confidence: 94%

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Factors Influencing the Willingness of Dairy Farmers to Adopt Biogas Plants: A Case Study in Hokkaido, Japan

2020

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Intensification of the livestock industry has become environmentally problematic due to the uncontrolled treatment of large amounts of watery manure. One solution is the adoption of biogas plants (BGPs). Hokkaido, Japan, has significant potential for BGP adoption, however, the large financial investments and lack of grid space for selling electricity are barriers. We investigated the relationship between the willingness of farmers to adopt BGPs and their current farming situations. Using a questionnaire survey and multivariate analyses, the results showed that large-scale farmers, particularly those with more than 100 mature cows, were clearly willing to adopt BGPs and expand their businesses in the future, while farmers who planned to downsize their businesses did not exhibit strong willingness to adopt BGPs. In addition, farmers willing to adopt BGPs thought the plants would help solve problems with manure treatment. BGPs might be more accepted by dairy farmers if there were greater incentives for installation given the role BGPs can play in providing stable energy and revitalizing local economies.

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confidence: 94%

“…This can allow for an increase in the number of cows, which enhances milk production. There is also a benefit of securing employment for BGP management in local areas [1,6,13,14]. Most of the dairy farmers have dealt with manure by making composts.…”

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confidence: 99%