PG&E capturing methane from CA dairies as new source for natural renewable energy

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It might not be the hike most people would take. But turns out, climbing a giant pile of cow manure can offer a stunning view of California's energy future.

"So in 2022, we interconnected our first four projects for renewable natural gas. So that was a huge milestone for us," said Christine Cowsert, senior vice president for Gas Engineering at PGThe utility now has millions of cubic feet of renewable natural gas flowing through its pipelines, created from methane captured from manure at dairies in the Central Valley.

The methane is processed by partner companies like Aemetis, which operates a high-tech facility near Modesto and has also laid miles of pipeline.&E's pipeline, which runs throughout the state of California, and ultimately is going to be used as transportation fuel to replace carbon based or fossil fuel diesel," said Aemetis President Andy Foster.

 

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More bull💩 from PG&E.

guess I been using it for fertilizer for too long . .

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