Here’s a brief distraction from my (usually) serious tech talk. Hoh boy, this is ripe!
Cow dung to power more Dutch homes
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A plant that converts cow dung into energy for homes opened in the Netherlands…
Manure from cows at a nearby dairy farm will be fermented along with grass and food industry residues, and the biogas released during the process will be used as fuel for the thermal plant’s gas turbines.
The heat generated will be distributed to around 1,100 homes in the area around Leeuwarden in the north of the Netherlands, the plant’s operator Essent said in a statement.
Firms in Europe and elsewhere have been investing in biogas plants and this is the second of its scale running on cow manure in the Netherlands. It follows another plant that Essent opened in January.
It must be a boon for livestock owners. 
I actually think recycling this stuff is a good idea. If the dung beetle can do it, so can we!
November 30, 2009
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