USDA provides funds to Florida-based firm to create biomethane

In North Dakota, Biomass Magazine reported that the USDA awarded $1 million to Jeffco Biogas LLC, a firm located in Florida, to help cover legal fees, architectural and engineering fees, purchase equipment and construct an anaerobic digesters.

The newly created company aims to utilize cow manure to create biomethane in an anaerobic covered lagoon. According to USDA, the project is expected to generate 33,3643 MMBTUs per year of renewable biomethane.

Meanwhile, Central Texas Biogas LLC was awarded a $1 million grant to purchase and install a covered lagoon dairy digester near Gustine, Texas. The company is a new entity formed for the purpose of capturing, conditioning and selling biomethane. The USDA said the project is expected to produce enough energy to power 2,084 homes.

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