California to Utilize Methane from Dairy Cows

According to Earthtimes.org, PG&E and BioEnergy solutions just came up with the world's first project that will utilize the methane released from dairy cow manure for use into California's Renewable energy portfolio. It's the first of its kind to be implemented from bio gas to pipeline. It works by flushing the manure into a covered lagoon after which the manure decomposes and special scrubbers purify the gas to pipeline standards and get shipped off for use. This initial project will start out at a 5,000 dairy cow farm but has potential to reach California's 2 million cow population.

The system claims to reduce 70 percent of the methane that would have been dispersed into the atmosphere. This form of methane capture saves the planet from additional greenhouse gases, as methane is a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. It also qualifies PG&E for inclusion into their renewable energy portfolio under biomass. California energy regulators have required energy companies to produce 20 percent renewable energy by 2010 which has the energy companies scrambling to comply through either solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, or small hydroelectric. The future of natural gas could come from an entirely renewable source for California.

A similar project in Israel is underway to capture methane for electricity. It appears that the projects finally caught on in the states, turning brown into green.

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