Biogas and anaerobic digestion made number one in HowStuffWorks' list of wacky alternative energy, and poop-to-energy biogas projects have proven popular on Discovery News too. From biogas in Haitian ...

Anaerobic digestion is the process by which microorganisms break down organic (carbon-based) materials in the absence of oxygen. In this instance, “organic” means coming from or made of plants or ...

Researchers have developed an anaerobic digester system that recycles food waste to produce electrical energy and heat. This digester system is self-sustaining, with the generated electricity and heat ...

A Danish company’s plans to turn cow manure into renewable energy in Minnesota and Wisconsin’s dairy country have tanked, at least for now. Nature Energy planned to build several large-scale anaerobic ...