More than 200 homes could receive power from pig manure from area farms,
the survey revealed. Altogether eight months of study was spent to the report,
delivered to Clinton County commissioners an council members.
Biorefinery
In the plans presented, a $5.5 million biorefinery is suggested, converting
waste piped in from pig farms into methane gas and carbon dioxide gas. In their
turn, the gases can power generators, being capable of sending power to farms
and homes.
Planners want the operation to be able to refine daily waste of up to 40,000 animals.
County Councilman Mike Beard, who has a pig farm in the area, said he wanted more details. "I don't want the county government to finance this," he said in the newspaper article. "I didn't hear the economics of the system."
Planners want the operation to be able to refine daily waste of up to 40,000 animals.
County Councilman Mike Beard, who has a pig farm in the area, said he wanted more details. "I don't want the county government to finance this," he said in the newspaper article. "I didn't hear the economics of the system."
Europe
In Europe, plans like these are already well-knowen. Rising manure pression
made pig producers look for inventive solutions of pig waste. Especially in
Germany, many of these biogas installations have been
installed.
