Why not ‘capture’ all that gas and become energy independent?
“Why not ‘capture’ all that gas and become energy independent?”
The most abundant known reserve of flatulence on the planet resides in Tennessee and his name is Al Gore...so I suggest they ‘capture’ that gas in a bag first and
“LEAVE THE SHEEP ALONE”
LOL
This is excerpted from The Broker, http://thebrokeronline.eu/en/articles/driving_on_organic_waste
“While biogas – methane – can be used as fuel for cars (see box Bioethanol, biodiesel and biogas) it is generally used to generate electricity. In the Netherlands, some farmers already ferment animal dung and use the methane released in the process to heat their cattle sheds. Orgaworld, a company in Lelystad, is using biogas from organic waste to generate ‘green’ electricity, and composts the fermented residue.5 In Nepal, the Biogas Sector Partnership, an NGO, is promoting the use of this process. Over 150,000 Nepalese households now have a biogas plant – an airtight container that can digest half a cubic metre of buffalo dung. The methane released is used for cooking and in gas lamps, and the residue is returned to the fields”