{"id":181589,"date":"2024-08-24T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=181589"},"modified":"2024-08-21T13:55:46","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T17:55:46","slug":"can-animal-sterol-be-used-biomethane","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/can-animal-sterol-be-used-biomethane\/","title":{"rendered":"MOL analyzes using biomethane from animal manure in Hamanaka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A joint study was announced in Hamanaka City, Hokkaido, <strong>to evaluate the production and utilization of <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/third-biomethane-plant-of-naturgy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"168238\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">biomethane<\/a> from animal manure<\/strong> from local dairy farms. This collaboration brings together Hamanaka City, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products Co, Ltd, Hokkaido Gas Co, Ltd, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) and MOL Sunflower Ltd, who will join forces to advance the use of renewable energy in the region.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biomethane from animal manure will be key in Hamanaka<\/h2>\n\n<p>Biomethane, which is obtained by processing agricultural waste <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S136403211501182X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">processing agricultural waste, such as manure, represents a<\/a><\/strong>such as manure, represents a promising alternative to traditional fossil fuels.\nIn particular, <strong>it is expected that biomethane can be used in existing infrastructure for transportation and energy consumption<\/strong>, providing an efficient solution for reducing <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/carbon-emissions-at-the-detroit-port\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"163792\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>carbon emissions<\/strong>.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Estudio-para-usar-biometano-de-estiercol-animal-en-Hamanaka-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Animal sterol\" class=\"wp-image-181043\" style=\"width:561px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Estudio-para-usar-biometano-de-estiercol-animal-en-Hamanaka-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Estudio-para-usar-biometano-de-estiercol-animal-en-Hamanaka-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Estudio-para-usar-biometano-de-estiercol-animal-en-Hamanaka-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Estudio-para-usar-biometano-de-estiercol-animal-en-Hamanaka-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Estudio-para-usar-biometano-de-estiercol-animal-en-Hamanaka-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Estudio-para-usar-biometano-de-estiercol-animal-en-Hamanaka.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Animal manure from dairy farms will be used to produce biomethane. Source: MOL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>The city of Hamanaka, with its thriving dairy industry, is in an ideal position to explore this technology. <strong>The objective of the study is to determine the feasibility of using locally produced biomethane as a fuel in factories and ships,<\/strong> replacing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/shell-will-supply-liquefied-natural-gas-to-morocco-for-the-next-12-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"92226\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">liquefied natural gas<\/a><\/strong> (LNG) and helping to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 25% to 40%.\nThis joint effort represents an important step towards carbon neutrality by 2050. <\/p>\n\n<p>Study participants will contribute their experience in biomethane production, distribution and utilization, with the hope of establishing a model that can be replicated in other regions.\nThis project underscores the importance of cross-sectoral collaborations to achieve ambitious goals in the fight against climate change. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/articulo\/antarctica-climate-change-white-to-green\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"articulo\" data-id=\"29630\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">climate change<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mol.co.jp\/en\/pr\/2024\/24096.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mol.co.jp\/en\/pr\/2024\/24096.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MOL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A joint study was announced in Hamanaka City, Hokkaido, to evaluate the production and utilization of biomethane from animal manure from local dairy farms. This collaboration brings together Hamanaka City, JA Hamanaka, Takanashi Milk Products Co, Ltd, Hokkaido Gas Co, Ltd, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd (MOL) and MOL Sunflower Ltd, who will join forces to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":181042,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13044],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-181589","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-new-energies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/181589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/181589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=181589"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=181589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}