GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A dairy farmer in Ottawa County is working with a San Francisco-based energy company with the goal of building a biodigester to transform manure into natural gas.

“It’s going to help us become carbon neutral,” said Bill Henke, who owns Beaver Creek Farm in Polkton Township. “It’s going to lower emissions. It’s going to reduce odors.”

The machine would be owned and operated by Brightmark Energy, which specializes in renewable natural gas and plastic energy. The company would sell the natural gas created by the biodigester.

By Michigan Live