Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Report aims to increase biogas use

The Business Journal (Milwaukee) Date: Monday, March 28, 2011, 11:37am CDT The Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Monday released a new report that explores options to increase electricity production using biogas, a renewable fuel produced from manure crops and food waste. There are 31 operating biogas digesters in Wisconsin and 151 nationwide, according to the report. The digesters convert waste into a gas that can be burned to generate electricity. Beyond being a renewable energy source, converting manure from Wisconsin’s herds into biogas reduces odors, produces ammonium, a primary component in fertilizer, and could improve cleanliness of state waterways, the report stated. Read more