The Allure of Manure

A potential source of alternative energy that's widely available in North Dakota is the basis of a project to be launched this fall in the People's Republic of China. Using four biogas turbines supplied by  General Electric Co., the 250,000-head Liaoning Huishan Cow Farm in Shenyang plans to reduce huge piles of dung into 38,000 megawatt-hours of power annually, enough to meet the average demand of about 15,000 Chinese residents. While Chinese officials are confident the project is economically viable, industry experts in the United States are skeptical about the large scale applications of similar technology in this country. Read more...