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Table 7 Annual cost for the brick reactor

From: Exploring the potential role of decentralised biogas plants in meeting energy needs in sub-Saharan African countries: a techno-economic systems analysis

Reactor size (m3)

3.28

7.05

15.09

Maintenance operation without a farm

$34.80

$44.18

$70.66

Maintenance operation with a farm

$259.84

$396.24

$558.31

Cow dung

$23.83

$47.65

$71.48

Cost labour

$7.39

$8.21

$16.43

Total annual costs no cow

$61.55

$97.27

$158.74

Total annual costs with cow

$37.73

$49.61

$87.26

Total annual with cow and Small farm

$268.27

$405.81

$576.42