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It's not like he's dumping the methane in the environment though (e.g. dumping manure on a field): it's ultimately being run through a combustion engine.
by ethbro 10y ago
It's not like he's dumping the methane in the environment though (e.g. dumping manure on a field): it's ultimately being run through a combustion engine.
- hwillis 10y agoMethane leaks. In the US, so much of it leaks that it's a greater source of ghg than cows and manure, if I recall.
- PeterisP 10y agoIf half of his pig-manure methane leaks away, it's still a win for the environment, as otherwise 100% of it would have leaked.
- ethbro 10y agoWell, he is using an anaerobic bioreactor I believe, so not sure what the exact conversion figures or alternative aerobic products would be. (The methane he extracts vs equivalent farm decomposition)
- frandroid 10y agoMore specifically, he captures his methane. I mean it still turns into water and CO2 once burned, but...