Zootecnica International - World Poultry Journal

At the recent official opening of the biomass plant in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, Dutch Agriculture Minister Gerda Verburg explained: “This power plant that runs on poultry litter is the Egg of Columbus”. The power plant is fed with 440,000 tonnes of poultry manure, which is supplied by 629 poultry farms. It produces 36.5 megaWatt of power and is the largest plant in the world that runs on poultry manure.
“I am proud on the agricultural sector who achieved this plan. With this ingenious initiative the Netherlands two problems are confronted: the manure problem and the increasing demand for electrical power. Worldwide economical growth threatens to exhaust world energy sources. Therefore energy production needs to become sustainable, which has a positive effect on climate and makes us less dependent on fossil fuels. This works positive for the economical and political climate worldwide,” Verburg commented.
The development and building of this plant was a €150 million project which was partly financed with government support.