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Key Objective: 44. Methane Capture Pilot Project at Beef and Sheep

Pilot methane capture project at Beef and Sheep Farm by 2015. All manure from South Farms should be converted to methane in a digester and routed to Abbott, and the byproduct can replace nitrogen and phosphorous fertilizer.

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"The University will develop and implement a sustainable landscape plan devoted to planning for and implementing sustainable landscapes and landscape maintenance practices. It will also implement a pilot methane capture project at the South Farms by 2015."

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Project History

  • 11/20/2019
    David and I met on November 20, 2019 for our first meeting following his Biogas on Campus email on November 13th. David received an email from Doug Wolters from the College of ACES, and Doug said that he will discuss this project with his Dean....
  • 11/13/2019
    Following is an email sent by David Rivera-Kohr regarding Biogas on-campus to several faculty and staff at the U of I.------------------------------Hello, My name is David Rivera-Kohr and I’m a student member of the Energy SWATeam. I want to...