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Energy : Effluent power goes high-tech
Energy : Effluent power goes high-tech
By Anne LeeA 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...
Biomass to Cogeneration for NZ Dairy Farms
01/10/05 14:26 Filed in: Biogas | Energy Efficiency
Biomass to cogeneration for New Zealand dairy farms Dairy farms could form an ideal application for cogeneration plants fuelled by biogas produced on-site by the anaerobic digestion of manure. Such a solution would cut farmers’ electricity bills and help to solve a waste disposal problem, writes Ian Bywater... Read More...