Photo: Julian Stratenschulte/AP/TTA Finnish energy firm has requested manure from hundreds of horses in Sweden with the goal of turning it into biofuel to heat homes and produce electricity. The Fortum pilot project in Bergslagen, southern Sweden, will involve manure from 400-500 horses in the area. The project starts in October, and will account for five percent of total energy production at the plants. Unlike many other kinds, horse manure has the right consistency and moisture content to be used as fuel:"Cow manure for example has much more liquid and cannot be burned". There are about 356,000 horses in Sweden today, and Harsem explained they have calculated that it is possible to process manure from 150,000 of them.

Source: The Local August 24, 2017 05:37 UTC