Biogas is a mixture of gases, primarily consisting of methane and carbon dioxide, produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant arterial, sewage, green waste and food waste. It is a renewable energy source. Biogas is produced by anaerobic digestion with anaerobic organisms or methanogen inside an anaerobic digester, bio-digester or a bioreactor. Biogas is primarily methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) and may have small amounts of hydrogen sulphide (H2S), moisture and siloxanes.

The gases methane, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide (CO) can be combusted or oxidized with oxygen. This energy release allows biogas to be used as a fuel and it can be used in fuel cells and for any heating purpose, such as cooking. The feed to the plant are the contents of the organic waste from the leftover and expired food from hostels. Biogas plant has been installed backside of the Hostel Mess for waste management with the capacity of 35 cubic meter and also to produce the gas which is used as cooking fuel.

Biogas Plant at the Backside of the Hostel Mess