$300m and 12 months to move the gas dial, says Ecogas

$300m and 12 months to move the gas dial, says Ecogas
Andrew Fisher sees money and gas in waste. (Image: Auckland Council)
Ian Llewellyn
A partial solution to New Zealand gas and energy shortfall is literally being thrown into rubbish dumps, says a biogas producer.Andrew Fisher, managing director of EcoStock Supplies and EcoGas, said the company was now capable of manufacturing biogas at scale from feedstock such as food waste and other products.Biogas is a drop-in replacement for natural gas and can flow through the gas network and be used by appliances and industrial without technical adaptations.The company’s first large-scale food waste-to-bioenergy facility at Reporoa...

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