Energy : Effluent power goes high-tech

By Anne Lee
A Christchurch company has begun a farm-scale trial of a system that can use effluent to make electricity, heat water and cool milk.
BioGenCool, produced by Natural Systems, is projected to cut around one third off the electricity bill for farm dairies. At the same time it will provide rapid and constant milk cooling, improve the quality of the effluent, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce water use.
Landcorp Farming is about to trial the system on its 850-cow Waimakariri dairy farm near Christchurch. Read More...

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