Circular Italian project turns livestock waste into a resource

Photo: LIFE12  ENV/IT/000671
The LIFE-OPTIMAL2012 project (LIFE12 ENV/IT/000671) has officially inaugurated Biogas Wipptal, a pioneering plant in the South Tyrol region of Italy that converts livestock waste into renewable energy and a natural fertiliser.
The biogas plant, which is located in Val di Vizze, takes manure and slurry from 62 livestock farmers in the High Valley of Isarco. Since becoming operational one year ago, Biogas Wipptal has converted over 30 000 tonnes of livestock waste into 4 million kilowatts of renewable electricity and an identical amount of thermal energy, which is used to dry the digestate.

Powered by WPeMatico