Biomass Heating Solutions will use electricity-generating technology to process poultry litter into energy for heating two of the four poultry houses during the demonstration period.
Double Trouble Farm, Rhodesdale, Md., is said to be the first Maryland poultry operation to install cutting-edge technology that converts poultry litter to energy.
The Maryland Department of Agriculture awarded a $970,000 animal waste technology grant to Biomass Heating Solutions, Inc. (BHSL), UK, for the manure-to-energy project and an additional $139,000 to monitor its operation for one year.