Posted on 11/25/2025 12:43:20 AM PST by Olog-hai
A new “grass to gas” agricultural biomethane plant is set to provide enough energy to heat two pharmaceutical manufacturing sites by the end of next year.
The state-of-the-art plant is being launched by Carbon AMS in Duleek in County Meath today.
The plant is a partnership between the anaerobic digestion company, local farmers and biopharmaceutical company Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease.
Carbon AMS is focused on the production of biomethane in Ireland by converting “grass to gas” through anaerobic digestion.
When operational, the plant will cover 100% of the heating needs of Alexion’s two manufacturing sites in Dublin and Athlone by the end of next year. …
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Drink more Guinness.
“grass to gas” - isn’t that just a cow?
Not in their minds. They want to break down the grass using anaerobic microbes, and most likely let cattle starve.
???
That’s a real word; it means people who act foolishly. Possibly a loanword from one of the Viking tongues.
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