Dairy industry sets goal to launch 1,300 anaerobic digesters

Times-News Magic Valley
By Blair Koch Times-News writer Magicvalley.com
Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2011 1:30 am

On Wednesday, The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, the Dairy Research Institute and Idaho’s Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) announced plans to have 1,300 anaerobic digesters operating across the country by 2020.

The Center for Advanced Energy Studies, based in Idaho Falls, includes the U.S. Department of Energy, Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho’s research universities.

The focus is on increasing the economic viability of dairy farms and rural communities country wide.

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