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    24 days ago

    Microsoft has just signed a deal with Vaulted Deep, paying it to remove 4.9 million metric tons of waste over 12 years sourced from manure, sewage, and agricultural byproducts for injection deep underground.

    https://investigatemidwest.org/2023/12/07/us-push-to-produce-methane-from-manure-raises-concerns/

    “It can provide a substantial portion of global energy needs,” Rudi Roeslein , CEO of Roeslein Alternative Energy, told the attendees. His company has built farm-based methane systems around the country that produce enough fuel to displace 6 million gallons of diesel fuel and 80,000 cars. “If we do this on a large scale in the U.S. we could generate $63.6 billion worth of revenue for farmers around the country.”

    Roeslein’s company promises on its website to “restore a balance” to farmland “by using the sustainably harvested biomass to create renewable natural gas.”

    A million BTUs (MMBTu) of methane digested from manure is currently worth $3 in the value of the gas

    I know where to find a valuable source of methane in 12 years.