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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sarah Lumley

Britain's farmers think energy crisis can be solved - by powering homes with manure

Britain's farmers reckon they can solve the country’s energy crisis – by powering a quarter of our homes with MANURE.

The UK’s biggest dairy cooperative, Arla, has issued a call to action for the government to tap into a major unused source of energy from farms and the wider food supply chain.

Figures show that, with support, nearly 91 million tonnes of manure and slurry, and 10 million tonnes of food waste, could be turned into eight billion cubic metres of biomethane.

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