Dairy farm in Florida transforms methane gas from cows into renewable energy
In Florida, NBC Florida reported that a South Florida dairy farm is currently turning his cows’ manure into renewable energy. The Larson Farm partnered with Brightmark to take the methane gas produced by cows and recycle it to turn it into a renewable gas. “We’re able to reduce about 57,000 tons of CO2 equivalent per year from being released into the atmosphere,” Bob Powell from Brightmark said. “That’s the equivalent to planting 75,000 acres of forest yearly.” “As that whole stream goes down into what we call the collection pit, and then it will be pumped into the digester,” said Jacob Larson, owner by Larson Farm. “It stays in there for 30 days and as it’s in there, that’s how the gas is collected off of it.” “All of the methane gas captured in the digester will soon be taken processed and cleaned to then be utilized to power thousands of homes,” Larson added. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, one cow produces between 150 to 260 pounds of methane gas per year, the report added.
