Denmark: Minister Jeppe Bruus Christensen, curious and committed about flare systems
"I think it's super cool", were the words of Jeppe Bruus, Minister for Green Tripartite, when he was asked to describe the flare technology that several of Danish Crown's unit owners have already put into use.
The minister visited Ny Eskelund on Funen, owned by Mads Rauff-Bjerre, who is one of the first farmers to invest in flare technology from Agrogas.
The flare technology works by collecting and burning methane from covered slurry tanks. When methane is burned, it turns into CO2 and water, and since methane is a 28 times stronger greenhouse gas than CO2, the climate footprint from the slurry is reduced by over 95 percent in the process, because one kilogram of methane is converted into one kilogram of CO2 when burned. The minister was impressed by the large concrete reduction, and the fact that the technology is simple to understand.
"I am concerned that we find permanent ways to restructure our production so that it becomes sustainable and climate-friendly. I would prefer to help create a market, but there may be a need for some bridges - we also provide subsidies for biogas and pyrolysis, but I cannot stand here and promise that", says Jeppe Bruus and continues:
"It certainly doesn't scare me to go in and look at how we create demand and a business case for the farmer, so that we can get over the ice much faster".
Danish Crown owns 25 percent of the shares in Agrogas and has injected capital into the company with the clear aim of putting the technology to work on the shareholders' farms.
The preliminary test results of Agrogas' technology show that the total climate footprint of a slaughter pig can be reduced by up to 20 percent. Typically, reductions are calculated in decimals or smaller single-digit percentages, so the minister will now investigate what can be done from a political perspective to speed up the rollout of the technology. And here the minister was particularly concerned with getting the flare technology approved as a means of action, so that CO2 certificates can be issued that the farmer can sell.
"Something I took with me today is the whole question of credits. Can we create a market that allows us to scale up quickly and get it approved and recognized? I'm going to look into that", says Jeppe Bruus.
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