‘Pioneering’ Biomethane Project Progresses in Cornwall, UK
(Bioenergy Insight) Green fuel generated from agricultural waste in Cornwall, UK, will be used to power the region’s road maintenance vehicle fleet. Working with Cormac, which looks after the fleet, Cornwall Council has joined forces with six of its Cornwall Council Farms estate-owned dairy farms and a Cornish technology company to trial the production of an alternative green fuel made from manure slurry in a pilot scheme believed to be the first of its type in the world.
If successful, the programme could be rolled out to hundreds of small-scale farms across Cornwall and create opportunities for farmers to diversify their income streams, save on operating costs, join the green economy and contribute to helping fight climate change.
Over the last two years, clean energy company Bennamann, based in Newquay, has been testing a patent-pending engineering method to turn farm waste such as cow manure and grass cuttings into biomethane. READ MORE