‘Green’ gas in carbon-neutral-by-2050 dairy plan

Co-ops and equipment companies are helping farmers on the continent avail of manure fermentation, to earn subsidies for electricity generation and heat utilisation, and to sell surplus electricity.

The giant FrieslandCampina dairy co-op, based in the Netherlands, has set up the Jumpstart co-operative, for profitable extraction of “green” energy from manure, and progress towards a climate-neutral dairy industry.