photo: National Grid

According to new research conducted by Ernst & Young, and commissioned by National Grid, if the UK’s various waste streams were harnessed to produce biogas, half of the nation’s homes could be heated from it. The biogas would be generated from sewage, animal manure, food and other waste, and be connected to the existing natural gas grid. Something which seems very attractive to National Grid.

Saying that there are no technical or safety barriers to generating this much biogas, the following government policies should be enacted (green/news/2235535/nation