NZ dairy company highly successful with use of geothermal heatCow on farm (source: Miraka)Carlo Cariaga 16 Jun 2022By using geothermal heat from Mokai for spray drying, NZ-based dairy company Miraka has a 94% smaller carbon footprint compared to coal or gas-fired dryers. In 2017, we reported on Miraka and their use of geothermal heat from the Mokai geothermal field for their dairy processing operations. The geothermal dairy plant of Miraka works by spraying milk in tiny little droplets into a big chamber. The dairy plant is located to some of the largest greenhouse in New Zealand that are also heated by geothermal steam. Waste and byproducts from the greenhouses are mixed with dairy farm byproducts and delivered to a worm farm.

Source: Stuff June 16, 2022 14:21 UTC