School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
Beijing Key Laboratory of New Energy and Low-Carbon Development, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan;30(5):11838-11860. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-22894-0. Epub 2022 Sep 13.
In a developing country such as Pakistan, adopting biogas technology is a complicated process. The government has taken several steps to address energy issues by increasing biogas facilities. This research seeks to identify the major barriers to the deployment of biogas plants. Respondents were selected using the snowball sampling method. As a result, 79 adopters of biogas plants participated. Utilizing a structured questionnaire, primary data were collected. Hypotheses were evaluated using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Study results demonstrate that all influencing factors are favorably associated with implementing biogas technology, minimizing energy crises, and achieving cost-cutting objectives. In addition, the findings show that properly reducing economic and governmental barriers, encourage farmers to use biogas plants productively and substantially. To build biogas facilities, the government should adopt an economic strategy, owner training, day-to-day operations, and professional technical assistance.
在巴基斯坦这样的发展中国家，采用沼气技术是一个复杂的过程。政府已经采取了多项措施来通过增加沼气设施来解决能源问题。本研究旨在确定部署沼气厂的主要障碍。通过滚雪球抽样法选择了受访者。结果，有 79 名沼气厂的采用者参与了调查。利用结构化问卷收集了主要数据。使用偏最小二乘结构方程建模 (PLS-SEM) 评估了假设。研究结果表明，所有影响因素都与实施沼气技术、最小化能源危机和实现成本削减目标密切相关。此外，研究结果表明，适当降低经济和政府障碍，可以鼓励农民有效地大量使用沼气厂。为了建立沼气设施，政府应该采取经济战略、所有者培训、日常运营和专业技术援助。
