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Manure from millions of hogs fuels natural gas project.

Written by Associated Press, posted originally on AP News. Also posted in Farm Forum, Washington TimesSociety of Environmental Journalists, San Diego Union-Tribune, BakkenCincinnati, Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

ALBANY, Mo. (AP) — One recipe for renewable natural gas goes: Place manure from about 2 million hogs in lagoons, cover them with an impermeable material and let it bake until gas from the manure rises. Then, use special equipment to clean the gas of its impurities and ship the finished product out.

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Natural Gas from Pig Manure Project Underway in Missouri

Written by OK Energy Today

A Missouri-based renewable energy company says it hopes to have operational by 2016 a Renewable Natural Gas system using manure from hog farms in the Midwest. Roeslein Alternative Energy made the announcement this week at Ruckman Farm, one of the nine Smithfield Foods Missouri hog production facilities involved in the largest livestock manure project of its kind.

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St. Louis RNG facility, RAE, expects mid-2016 startup.

Published by Renewable Energy 

The $120-million project will convert hog manure and biomass into renewable natural gas.

St. Louis-based Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) has announced that a turnkey facility to create and inject large quantities of renewable natural gas (RNG) into the national grid system, created from a large concentrations of finishing hogs in the Midwest, will be operational by mid-2016.

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Grass to Gas.

Published by Biomass Magazine  Written by Katie Fletcher

Grassland and perennial biomass streams are being tapped for conversion as supplemental feedstock in anaerobic digesters. These streams are considered in the biogas market for their environmental benefits, high-yielding rates and reliability. 

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