MAKING AD PART OF U.S. ENERGY PORTFOLIO

Madison, Wisconsin

A paper published in Environmental Science & Technology in July entitled "Contribution of Anaerobic Digesters [AD] to Emissions Mitigation and Electricity Generation Under U.S. Climate Policy" explores the potential, as well as economic and policy incentives, for facilitating deployment of these energy from organics recycling projects. The study led by University of Wisconsin and MIT researchers addresses the fact that current livestock husbandry practices in the U. S contribute significantly to environmental problems - including the release of methane into the atmosphere - while AD projects break down and capture the related organics for collection of …