2009 International Training Course on Biogas Technology, sponsored by MOST and organized by Yunnan Normal University, was initiated on July 20 in Kunming. 20 Trainees from countries like Cambodia, Lesotho, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam will participate in the 20-day training.

During the training course, participants would learn the basics of biogas technology, including the brief history of biogas development, the nature of biogas, biogas fermentation microbiology, anaerobic digestion process and fermentation and metabolism theory, and biogas fermentation technology. They would also learn beyond the classroom theories by conducting biogas experiments, like priming experiment on the fermentation and anaerobic digestion of biogas, potentiality test of fermentation material and experiment on comprehensive use of fermentation residues, etc.