Haubenschild Dairy

Project Type:

Farm power

Location:

Princeton, Minnesota

Start Date:

1999

Standard:

Chicago Climate Exchange

Verifier:

SES Inc.

Haubenschild Dairy Farm, a small family-owned farm near Princeton, Minnesota, was among the first “dairy waste to energy” digesters in the U.S. and one of TerraPass’ first projects. The digester biogas is used to power a generator to create electricity, which is fed back into the grid. In addition, the waste heat generated by the process is used to keep the barns warm. Finally, a portion of the biogas powers a 5 kW fuel cell that is being used by the University of Minnesota to conduct research into fuel cell technology.

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