BIOGAS = when agricultural waste becomes energy ♻️🌱
Can agricultural residues generate new energy?
In a circular agricultural economy, even “waste” can have value.
Manure, plant residues, and food waste can be processed in special bioreactors, where microorganisms break down organic matter without oxygen — a process known as anaerobic digestion.
This produces two valuable products:
⚡ Biogas — a mixture of gases, mainly methane and CO₂, which can be used to generate heat and electricity.
🌱 Digestate — the material remaining after digestion, rich in nutrients, which can be returned to the soil as fertiliser.
This is an example of how farms can not only produce food but also transform their own waste into a valuable resource.
♻️ Could the farms of the future become more self-sufficient through these technologies?
