Hi,
I'm currently studying an Msc in Environmental Sustainability in Edinburghs Napier University. I done some research in the past with methane gas. The methane emitted from human effluent I feel is not utilised, if the ancient Assyrians used this source of biogas and the london city sewers supplied enough energy to fuel the victorian lamps then why can't we in the 21st century.
I would like to investigate the potential of the micro biogas technology and design a system that can heat the waste self efficiently with ground source heat pumps. GSHP would give a continuous temperature for the benefit of the bacteria. I will need to investigate the amount of energy produced for one household to see would a system incorporating a number houses would be more cost effective. I would like some advice from someone within the industry?