Blog Post

How cow belches are powering trucks in California

Methane digestors in California.

WHILE California is best known for Hollywood and Silicon Valley, its intensive livestock sector is significant and has turned itself into a bioenergy powerhouse in recent years.

America’s most populated state has managed to pull together the agriculture industry, energy companies and governments to make manure a viable energy source – primarily powering trucks. The first move towards biogas was made by former governor and Hollywood muscle-man Arnold Schwarznegger.

The scheme is about incentivising energy companies and producers to convert…

Click to check the original article.