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Home biogas: turning food waste into renewable energy (theconversation.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/114503

In practical terms, I put in about 2kg of food waste each day and so far I have had enough gas to cook with, sometimes twice a day. If I ever needed more gas, I could put in more organic matter. I will continue to monitor the system as part of my research and will publish updates in due course. If interested, watch this space.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, seems like they take up quite a lot of space, too. Only really an option if you live in the countryside or have a huge garden.

EDIT: Plus, the amount of food waste required seems quite high. Sounds like it would be most practical if you had some chickens or goats, or a really big family, to generate that amount of compost.