Nevada Dairy Cows And New BioGas Digester

by Jeff Lowenfels on November 3, 2009 · 1 comment

biodigester-turns-cow-manure-into-methane-gasTina Casey writes in CleanTechnica.com,

Desert Hills Dairy of Nevada has joined with Carbon Bank Ireland, an emerging leader in cap-and-trade carbon emissions markets, to build the state’s first biogas facility to convert cow manure into electricity. Along with producing enough sustainable methane to power itself and other equipment at the second largest dairy in Nevada, the high tech digester will produce liquid fertilizer and mulch.

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Red Icculus November 3, 2009 at 1:56 PM

I just put a gallon of CO2 tanks above my hydroponic Bhut Jolokia crop. What percentage am I killing the environment versus converting it to oxygen with productive veggies compared to cow farts? I won’t accept anything less than hard stats!

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