Man Reveals the Importance of Chicken Poo to Biogas, Powers Generator with it, Video Goes Viral

Man Reveals the Importance of Chicken Poo to Biogas, Powers Generator with it, Video Goes Viral

  • A young man who shared how he powered generator with chicken poop has gone viral on TikTok
  • In the video, the man shared clips of a generator working without petroleum and revealed that its source of energy is chicken poop
  • Many social media user who watched the video found it hard to believe but others who had been following energy advancement in Africa believe such things are now possible

The use of biogas as a fuel in Africa can be traced back to the early 1990s when the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) started to promote its use as an alternative to biomass and kerosene.

Many African countries have since embraced the use of biogas as a means of generating energy, in Kenya, for example, the government has been working with the private sector to promote the use of biogas as a means of generating energy for households, businesses and institutions.

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Generator powered with chicken biogas. Photo credit: @easilivetv Source: TikTok
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Biogas from chicken supported

A Nigerian man has shown that biogas made from chicken poop can also power a generator in a TikTok video.

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Biogas is a mixture of gasses created by the anaerobic digestion of organic matter.

It is a renewable energy source that can be used to generate heat or electricity.

In the viral video, the man demonstrated how chicken poop could power a generator although he did not go into much detail.

Many social media users who reacted to the video could not believe such things where possible.

Watch the video below:

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

@Easllveinnovator reacted:

"One thing you should know is, biogas is not for people like you o cos you cant afford it .. so use what you can afford ok."

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@YomlJohnson also said:

"Nice one. Remove the petrol tank. Very nice for whato, this is a fuel gen which was converted to biogas .. omo your ignOrant dey shame me o just think well b4 you talk okay."

@Mochateddybear commented:

"This is beautiful nice work, where do you base?"

@emmawhlte219 also wrote:

"Can we talk? I need it at Onitsha."

@chimezie also reacted:

"I will like it to be built for me in anambra state."

Nigerian man builds toilet that generates gas for cooking & electricity

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a talented Nigerian man has constructed a toilet that generates cooking gas and electricity on its own.

Bekwarra Blog, who shared the impressive news on Facebook group Rant HQ Extention, disclosed that the innovation is very cheap and lasts longer.

Photos of the man constructing the toilet and putting it to use got social media users talking.

Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.