Italian farmers develop circular economy for clean electricity

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Publication date	Tuesday, 12 June, 2018
Keywords	Energy management renewable energy resource General green economy

Anna Trettenero is one of the Italian farmers who uses crops to create electricity through the process of anaerobic digestion. “It ticks the environmental and income boxes, so long as there is sufficient investment and feed stocks available. Our biogas plant Alfalfa Energia adds value to my region’s agricultural production, while working along the principles of circular bioeconomy,” she says.

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