Making gas from manure

City helps methane conversion project

  • Cows at T&W Farms in Putnam County watch as a new domed building rises nearby. The structure contains a digester which is designed to convert methane from dairy cow manure into natural gas.
    Cows at T&W Farms in Putnam County watch as a new domed building rises nearby. The structure contains a digester which is designed to convert methane from dairy cow manure into natural gas.
  • Scott Tolleson of the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia discusses with the Eatonton City Council an agreement to sell natural gas at a discount to a company that will convert methane from Putnam County cows into natural gas. MARK ENGEL/Staff
    Scott Tolleson of the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia discusses with the Eatonton City Council an agreement to sell natural gas at a discount to a company that will convert methane from Putnam County cows into natural gas. MARK ENGEL/Staff
A revolutionary environmental project in Putnam County moved a step closer to reality Monday night when the Eatonton City Council approved an agreement with a company planning to convert methane gas from dairy cow manure to commercial natural gas. SRNG-T&W LLC is a joint venture of two Putnam dairy farms – T&W Farms and Sunrise, and SustainRNG – developer of a new method of capturing and…

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