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Converting manure into biogas is possible starting from just 100 cows

15 April 2026 - Redactie Boerenbusiness - 13 comments

The potential of manure as an energy source is significant, but practice is lagging behind. Anaerobic digestion and green gas have been cited for years as a logical step in the energy transition within the agricultural sector. Yet, scaling up proves difficult, and many initiatives get stuck in the development phase. How do you create scale and how do you manage the risks? We put this question to René Cornelissen, Director of CCS Energie-advies. This interview is part of the Energy Special van Boerenbusiness.

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Joop van Leijsen 15 April 2026
This is in response to it Boerenbusiness article:
[url = https: // www.boerenbusiness.nl/video/10915811/mest-omzetten-in-biogas-kan-al-vanaf-100-koeien]'Converting manure into biogas is possible starting from 100 cows'[/url]
It is possible with as little as one cow. It just depends on who pays the bill: subsidies, the consumer, or ultimately the farmer himself?
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Pieter van Aa 15 April 2026
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
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juun 15 April 2026
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
That is the whole idea of ​​entrepreneurship
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Arie poor branch. 15 April 2026
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
I know some who make a good living from it.
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Arie poor branch. 15 April 2026
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
I know some who make a good living from it.
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15 April 2026
Arie poor branch. wrote:
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
I know some who make a good living from it.
Have you ever had the chance to see the annual accounts?☺
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Arie poor branch. 15 April 2026
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
I know some who make a good living from it.
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Arie poor branch. 16 April 2026
wrote:
Arie poor branch. wrote:
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
I know some who make a good living from it.
Have you ever had the chance to see the annual accounts?☺
No, that is not necessary either. Sometimes you can tell that a company is making money by looking at how it has been doing something for years and how it is developing.
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blinders 16 April 2026
Arie poor branch. wrote:
wrote:
Arie poor branch. wrote:
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
I know some who make a good living from it.
Have you ever had the chance to see the annual accounts?☺
No, that is not necessary either. Sometimes you can tell that a company is making money by looking at how it has been doing something for years and how it is developing.
You really should read the article published in Solar&Storage magazine this week. The headline reads: Energy cooperative projects often not profitable. Many projects operate at a loss despite receiving a great deal of subsidy.
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juun 16 April 2026
Is that about biogas then? Biogas seems to have potential due to the upcoming blending obligation. And gas isn't going to get dirt cheap anymore, is it?
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blinders 16 April 2026
juun wrote:
Is that about biogas then? Biogas seems to have potential due to the upcoming blending obligation. And gas isn't going to get dirt cheap anymore, is it?
The gist of the article is simple: on paper, it all looks good, but in practice, things are considerably more stubborn. On top of that, initiators often underestimate costs and overestimate revenues.
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blinders 17 April 2026
juun wrote:
Is that about biogas then? Biogas seems to have potential due to the upcoming blending obligation. And gas isn't going to get dirt cheap anymore, is it?
You have too many variables over which you have little to no influence.
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Brabant 20 April 2026
Arie poor branch. wrote:
Pieter van Aa wrote:
Biogas: don't do it!! All the risk lies on the farm.
I know some who make a good living from it.
I have seen more of them dealing with fiascos and misery every day than those earning a good living from it carefree. I know a few who would love nothing more than to shut it down, but are obliged to keep going because the subsidy is still on it.
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