Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) and Da Nang University have completed an experimental project during which biogas was used to fuel electricity generators.

During the year-long project on 25 farms, the generators were switched from diesel to save energy costs while protecting the environment.

Farmers who joined the project either used biogas to drive their generators or a combination of biogas and diesel. Cost were supported by TMV.

“For farmers raising 50 or more pigs, using biogas instead of diesel to run their generators can save 24 million VND (1,300 USD) annually,” says the university principal, Professor Bui Van Ga.

“After the success of the experiment, we hope biogas will be used widely,” said Tatsuya ZKijimoto, marketing deputy director of TMV. “What we did was aimed at helping building a green environment while protecting the environment.”

Biogas, which is usually produced during the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen, is a type of biofuel.

Using biogas can help reduce air pollution, improve sewage treatment, lessen odours and deforestation and improve public health.

The project was launched within the framework of TMV’s Hanh Trinh Xanh
(go green) progamme and was supported by the ministries of Education and Training, and Natural Resources and Environment, and the Vietnam Enrironment Protection Agency.

Go Green , an environmental protection programme, is implemented in multiple modules.

It seeks practical ways to protect the environment while also providing education and information to raise awareness about environmental protection. It also encourages communities to adopt sustainable activities./.