A methane powered new Holland is being used on a vegetable farm in france to make it completely self sufficient.
ADVERTISEMENT
CNH brands Iveco, New Holland and FPT (Fiat Power Trains) have come together with a major French supermarket and a gas-handling expert to create what they are calling a “methane-based circular economy”. It is being undertaken on a vegetable farm in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France.
The theory behind this is that a digester on the farm is used to create biomethane from the byproducts and waste from the vegetable-growing enterprise.
Fleet
ADVERTISEMENT
The fleet of vehicles is then powered by the gas produced – trucks from Iveco are used to transport the produce to the supermarket, a New Holland T6 180 running on methane does the work on the farm and even at the launch event for the trial the buses transporting the people on to the farm were powered using the biomethane produced on-site.
The tractor can reduce CO2 by 10% and other emissions by 80%. The reduction in carbon dioxide reaches 95% when using biomethane, perfect for creating the cycle for an energy-independent company and site.
This is a project well worth keeping an eye on to see if there is scope for similar systems on Irish farms
Register for free to read this story and our free stories.
This content is available to digital subscribers and loyalty code users only. Sign in to your account, use the code or subscribe to get unlimited access.
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
CODE ACCEPTED
You have full access to the site until next Wednesday at 9pm.
CODE NOT VALID
Please try again or contact support.
CNH brands Iveco, New Holland and FPT (Fiat Power Trains) have come together with a major French supermarket and a gas-handling expert to create what they are calling a “methane-based circular economy”. It is being undertaken on a vegetable farm in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France.
The theory behind this is that a digester on the farm is used to create biomethane from the byproducts and waste from the vegetable-growing enterprise.
Fleet
The fleet of vehicles is then powered by the gas produced – trucks from Iveco are used to transport the produce to the supermarket, a New Holland T6 180 running on methane does the work on the farm and even at the launch event for the trial the buses transporting the people on to the farm were powered using the biomethane produced on-site.
The tractor can reduce CO2 by 10% and other emissions by 80%. The reduction in carbon dioxide reaches 95% when using biomethane, perfect for creating the cycle for an energy-independent company and site.
This is a project well worth keeping an eye on to see if there is scope for similar systems on Irish farms
If you would like to speak to a member of our team, please call us on 01-4199525.
Link sent to your email address
We have sent an email to your address. Please click on the link in this email to reset your password. If you can't find it in your inbox, please check your spam folder. If you can't find the email, please call us on 01-4199525.
ENTER YOUR LOYALTY CODE:
The reader loyalty code gives you full access to the site from when you enter it until the following Wednesday at 9pm. Find your unique code on the back page of Irish Country Living every week.
SHARING OPTIONS