Volume 38, Issue 4, February 2023, Pages 779–793
Md Wahidul Hasan1, Khang Huynh2, Tazkia Hassan Soha3, Jamshedul Alam Md Rubayet4, and Sefatul Wasi5
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
2 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
3 Agency Lab, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
4 Bank, Dhaka, Banglade, Bangladesh
5 Agency Lab, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The energy issue has two aspects: fossil fuels are depleting more quickly than ever before, while energy consumption is rising rapidly. Conventional sources like coal, oil, and natural gas used to satisfy the demand, while solar and wind energy are becoming more and more popular. Energy stored in biomass contributes to the production of renewable electricity and heat. Bio-energy can be a pivotal sustainable renewable energy option that can tackle numerous stumbling blocks in the energy section and contribute to developing rural areas with sustainable solutions. We have studied in case of the rural and undeveloped areas of Bangladesh for this research which can also be implied in the case of rural areas of other underdeveloped countries. Cow urine has been proposed to help meet some energy demand, especially in rural communities. This resource, abundant in rural cow farming, is generally considered waste and could be utilized to generate a substantial amount of electricity. Cow urine is an alkaline solution and serves as a source of electrolytes in the power cell. From urine collection to production, the whole model has been evaluated through Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) process to check the system feasibility. This article describes numerous surveys to find the different aspects and demand ratios of using inexpensive electricity from an end-user point of view. The proposed project works on an elementary basis of chemical reactions and, in turn, generates current flow. The main configuration uses an anode, cathode, alkaline electrolyte (fresh urine), and a connecting wire; the imbalance of the electron makes it possible for the current to start flowing to neutralize the imbalance. In this article, we propose a community-based tri-faceted community currency system with the aim that exchange held within the local economy results in additional economic benefits for that locality and promotes other green projects. Therefore, a hybrid approach of solar power, cow urine-based power, and IoT-based distribution systems are proposed, which will offer a significant advantage in renewable energy research and solve the scarcity of electricity to a greater extent. This proposed system will draw a line to meet the SDG 2030 goals.
Author Keywords: Urine, Battery Storage, Off-grid electrification, Chemical Modeling, Internet of Things, LCA, CO2 emissions, Renewable Energy.
Md Wahidul Hasan1, Khang Huynh2, Tazkia Hassan Soha3, Jamshedul Alam Md Rubayet4, and Sefatul Wasi5
1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
2 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
3 Agency Lab, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
4 Bank, Dhaka, Banglade, Bangladesh
5 Agency Lab, Independent University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Original language: English
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The energy issue has two aspects: fossil fuels are depleting more quickly than ever before, while energy consumption is rising rapidly. Conventional sources like coal, oil, and natural gas used to satisfy the demand, while solar and wind energy are becoming more and more popular. Energy stored in biomass contributes to the production of renewable electricity and heat. Bio-energy can be a pivotal sustainable renewable energy option that can tackle numerous stumbling blocks in the energy section and contribute to developing rural areas with sustainable solutions. We have studied in case of the rural and undeveloped areas of Bangladesh for this research which can also be implied in the case of rural areas of other underdeveloped countries. Cow urine has been proposed to help meet some energy demand, especially in rural communities. This resource, abundant in rural cow farming, is generally considered waste and could be utilized to generate a substantial amount of electricity. Cow urine is an alkaline solution and serves as a source of electrolytes in the power cell. From urine collection to production, the whole model has been evaluated through Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) process to check the system feasibility. This article describes numerous surveys to find the different aspects and demand ratios of using inexpensive electricity from an end-user point of view. The proposed project works on an elementary basis of chemical reactions and, in turn, generates current flow. The main configuration uses an anode, cathode, alkaline electrolyte (fresh urine), and a connecting wire; the imbalance of the electron makes it possible for the current to start flowing to neutralize the imbalance. In this article, we propose a community-based tri-faceted community currency system with the aim that exchange held within the local economy results in additional economic benefits for that locality and promotes other green projects. Therefore, a hybrid approach of solar power, cow urine-based power, and IoT-based distribution systems are proposed, which will offer a significant advantage in renewable energy research and solve the scarcity of electricity to a greater extent. This proposed system will draw a line to meet the SDG 2030 goals.
Author Keywords: Urine, Battery Storage, Off-grid electrification, Chemical Modeling, Internet of Things, LCA, CO2 emissions, Renewable Energy.
How to Cite this Article
Md Wahidul Hasan, Khang Huynh, Tazkia Hassan Soha, Jamshedul Alam Md Rubayet, and Sefatul Wasi, “Investigation of a Cow Urine-Based Power Generation Technology model for a Cost-Effective and Sustainable Energy Source,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 779–793, February 2023.
