The world’s largest biomass power plant running exclusively on chicken manure has opened in the Netherlands. The power plant will deliver renewable electricity to 90,000 households. It has a capacity of 36.5 megawatts, and will generate more than 270 million kWh of electricity per year.
The biomass power plant is more than merely “carbon neutral”. If the chicken manure were to be spread out over farm land, it would release not only CO2, but also methane, a very potent greenhouse gas. By using the manure for power generation, the release of methane is avoided.
The biomass power plant will utilize approximately 440,000 tons of chicken manure, roughly one third of the total amount produced each year in the Netherlands. Many European countries, including the Netherlands, suffer under an excess of different types of animal manure that pollute the environment.
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Hey, can they do that with cow manure because I’ve got a bunch of bovines in my pasture just making electricity all over the place!!!!!!
Could someone provide me a link or contact to the company which implemented the solution? We have contacts on companies which can use the solution to produce energy from this renewable source and can combine it with a state support for the initial investment.
Best of cluck to them!
por fvavor necesitaria mas sobre el bio gas de gallinaza