European farmers plan to use biogas to substitute Russian fossil fuels
In lush fields southwest of Paris, farmers are joining Europe’s fight to free itself from Russian gas.
They’ll soon turn on the tap of a new facility where crops and agricultural waste are mashed up and fermented to produce biogas. It’s among energy solutions being promoted on the continent that wants to choke off funding for Russia’s war in Ukraine by no longer paying billions for Russian fossil fuels.
Small rural gas plants that provide energy for hundreds or thousands of nearby homes aren’t at least anytime soon going to supplant the huge flows to Europe of Russian gas that powers economies, factories, business and homes.
