The scope of the project includes installation of impermeable covers on 88 existing lagoons to harvest biogas, also known as renewable natural gas (RNG), from MBM hog finishing farms using RAE’s anaerobic digestion technology.
In order to create several hundred million cubic feet of RNG annually for regional distribution, the project uses manure from one of the biggest concentrations of finishing hogs in the Midwest.
Roeslein & Associates CEO Rudi Roeslein said: "We are excited to see the results of our collaboration with Smithfield and Murphy-Brown begin to take shape. This project can be a model to show how both economic and environmental benefits can be gained by using manure in a different way."
Murphy Brown Missouri administration director Bill Homann said: "This project fits perfectly with our mission to not only to be responsible environmental stewards, but create a direct benefit to the community by helping create a product such as natural gas – a renewable, clean-burning fuel."
