COLLEGE STATION - In the wake of higher gas prices, interest in renewable and green energy has been fueled tremendously. This led to the publication of a Texas Cooperative Extension publication called “Manure to Energy: Understanding Processes, Principles and Jargon.”
This publication gives agricultural producers and the general public information on bio-energy, said Dr. Saqib Mukhtar, Extension agricultural engineer and one of the authors.
The demand for hydrocarbon energyor energy from crude oil, natural gas and coalwill continue to rise. However, potential sources of energy include biomass sources, such as trees, agricultural crops, animal manure and municipal solid waste, he said.
The publication primarily focuses on converting manure to energy on the farm and the management of co-products resulting from that conversion, Mukhtar said.
Co-author of the publication was Sergio Capareda, assistant professor in the department of biological and agricultural engineering at Texas A&M University.
The free publication (No. 428) may be ordered from the Extension Bookstore Web site at http://tcebookstore.tamu.edu . Click on the links for Agriculture and then Livestock to find the publication. It also may be ordered from the Texas Animal Manure Management Issues Web page at http://tammi.tamu.edu/ .
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