World’s largest pork company to convert pig manure into renewable natural gas
Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy announced a joint venture partnership on Tuesday to trap methane from hog waste and convert it into power for heating homes and generating electricity
RICHMOND: The world’s largest pork company is teaming up with a major energy company to turn pig manure into renewable natural gas.
Smithfield Foods and Dominion Energy announced a joint venture partnership on Tuesday to trap methane from hog waste and convert it into power for heating homes and generating electricity.
Smithfield previously announced that its company-owned and contract farms over the next decade will cover waste-treatment pits to capture the gas and keep out rainwater. The gas will be channeled to processing centers and converted into natural gas.
The joint venture with Dominion will operate initially in North Carolina, Virginia and Utah. The first projects are scheduled to be operating by late 2019.
Source: AP
