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September 29, 2009

‘Cow power' can run 500 homes

By JOURNAL STAFF

Image courtesy Farm Power [enlarge]
The digester uses manure and other agricultural waste to produce renewable energy.

Yesterday, Skagit County-based Farm Power, a renewable energy company, dedicated its first anaerobic manure digester. The digester turns manure into the methane needed for fueling an electric generator.


 
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