Inner Mongolia-based Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd has invested 45
million yuan (US$5.7 million) to build the world's largest cow-dung
methane power plant in China.
The facility, located in the Mengniu's home market Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China, would provide 10
million kilowatt-hours of electricity to the nation power grid, the
company said.
This would be the first time for a Chinese dairy company took
advantage of harmful gas to produce electricity on a large
scale.
The plant deals with the dung, urine and wastes from 10,000 cows
in Mengniu's farm.
Equipped with equipment and technology from Germany, the
facility is able to produce 12,000 cubic meters of methane and
generate 30,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity daily.
(Shanghai Daily February 19, 2008)
