British Company Revealed World’s First Cow Dung Driven Tractor

The first tractor in the world that runs on cow dung has the potential to revolutionize the fight against climate change.

The liquid biomethane fuel obtained from manure powers the New Holland T7. The T7 vehicle, which is said to be the first of its kind, is powered by liquid methane gas and could signal a turning point in the efficient energy supply on UK farms.

The ground-breaking 270 bhp tractor uses fuel made from farmyard manure and is said to perform on par with versions powered by standard diesel engines. The system gathers waste by-products from a herd of as few as 100 cows into a biomethane storage facility located on the farm.
It assisted in reducing a farm's carbon dioxide emissions from 2,500 tonnes to 500 throughout a year-long pilot project.

New Holland T7 was created by the Cornish company Bennamann. "The T7 is another step toward decarbonizing the global agricultural industry," co-founder Chris Mann said.

"By eliminating methane and using it effectively, we are assisting in hastening the fight against global warming because methane has more than 80 times the atmosphere-warming power of carbon dioxide over 20 years."

In a biomethane storage facility located on the farm, waste byproducts from a herd as small as 100 cows are converted into a fuel known as fugitive methane.

The tractor's cryogenic tank keeps the liquid methane at -162 degrees Celsius, giving it the same amount of power as a diesel but with significant emission savings.

On a farm in Cornwall, where carbon dioxide emissions were reduced from 2,500 metric tonnes to 500 metric tonnes in just one year, it was put to the test during a pilot run.

The business is also looking into the technology's broader applications in the hopes that it might someday be used to charge electric vehicles in remote areas.

The Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is currently co-funding a study to determine the magnitude of fugitive methane emissions in Cornwall, which is where Bennanmann's headquarters are located.

They will look into the current emissions coming from places like sewage treatment facilities and dairy farms. The partnership will also research biomethane's potential future use as a fuel for industries like transportation and agriculture.

"If we can make our agriculture sector energy-independent in the face of surging input costs and turbulent energy prices, while also cutting emissions, we can provide a massive economic push for remote communities, stronger food security, and proceed towards net zero," said Mark Duddridge, chair of the LEP.

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