An Australian chicken farmer found a way to turn 35,000 tonnes of poultry waste into electricity, fertiliser and natural food dye; a larger plant could power 1,200 homes
- An Australian poultry farmer is developing a system that could turn thousands of tonnes of chicken waste into electricity, fertiliser and natural food colouring, creating multiple products from a material that is commonly used as agricultural manure.
- Chris Freney, who operates a poultry farm in Toongabbie, in Victoria's Gippsland region, has been exploring ways to extract energy and recover nutrients from poultry litter.
- His proposed larger facility is designed to process 35,000 tonnes of litter annually and generate enough electricity to meet the estimated needs of around 1,200 homes.
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- An Australian poultry farmer is developing a system that could turn thousands of tonnes of chicken waste into electricity, fertiliser and natural food colouring, creating multiple products from a material that is commonly used as agricultural manure.
- Chris Freney, who operates a poultry farm in Toongabbie, in Victoria's Gippsland region, has been exploring ways to extract energy and recover nutrients from poultry litter.
- His proposed larger facility is designed to process 35,000 tonnes of litter annually and generate enough electricity to meet the estimated needs of around 1,200 homes.
Sources: Times of India