Lanarkshire plant using leftover food waste to produce power for thousands of homes

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A plant in Lanarkshire is helping the UK tackle the energy crisis by turning leftovers into gas and electricity.Energen Biogas, a part of the Bio Capital Group, is set to keep 15,000 homes warm this winter by producing renewable energy from leftover seasonal food.The Energen Biogas plant in Cumbernauld feeds environmentally friendly biomethane gas directly into the local grid and generates electricity to power local homes and businesses, as well as providing fuel for local vans and heavy goods vehicles.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The biomatter is fed into giant anaerobic digestion (AD) silos where it is broken down in an oxygen-free atmosphere to produce a high performing, low carbon biogas.

Bio Capital, claim the plant has the capacity to produce enough energy to power or heat up to 15,000 homes annually.The plant generates 33GWh of electricity, and 44GWh of biogas – which is converted into biomethane for injection into the gas grid.Biomethane has a