Green energy supplier Ecotricity will develop its third Green Gas Mill in Somerset, the company announced yesterday. The 3MW thermal site will generate carbon neutral gas for the national grid from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of grass and is anticipated to deliver enough energy to power up to 2,500 homes. The company said the new mill will use locally-sourced grass from non-food producing land, while also delivering a natural fertiliser for local farmers. “Making green gas from grass doesn’t compete with food production, it actually supports it and the farmers working the land,” Vince added. “It also helps wildlife, creating new habitats – and there’s enough non-food producing farmland in Britain in principle to meet 95 per cent of the gas we need this way.”
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