The benefits of biogas
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Environment
01 January 2016
Completed Project
To establish a series of biogas talking topics.
Biogas (methane) is produced naturally when pig manure decays in places where oxygen is absent, such as the bottom of a treatment lagoon.
Biogas is a source of renewable energy for pork producers which can reduce or eliminate energy costs or earn income from export of electricity to the grid. However, if untapped, biogas contributes to 60 per cent of the total on-farm greenhouse gas emissions for Australian pork production.
Producers should investigate capturing and burning biogas to improve the environmental and business performance of a piggery. The 4 Talking Topic manuals produced under the Bioenergy Support Program discuss the benefits of biogas, how to manage it safely, how covered lagoons work and how to clean piggery biogas for economic and environmental benefits.
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For further information on environment, please contact Gemma Wyburn on 0419 610 212 or email: gemma.wyburn@australianpork.com.au