{"id":3121,"date":"2016-02-10T14:33:34","date_gmt":"2016-02-10T13:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/?p=3121"},"modified":"2018-05-02T17:46:28","modified_gmt":"2018-05-02T15:46:28","slug":"in-mexico-cars-will-soon-run-on-cactus-biomethane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/in-mexico-cars-will-soon-run-on-cactus-biomethane\/","title":{"rendered":"In Mexico, cars will soon run on cactus biomethane"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3122\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3122\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23954445941_4aec7f7e67_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3122 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23954445941_4aec7f7e67_z-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Prickly Pear Cactus Credit: Flickr\/Wayne S. Grazio\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23954445941_4aec7f7e67_z-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23954445941_4aec7f7e67_z-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23954445941_4aec7f7e67_z-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.besustainablemagazine.com\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/23954445941_4aec7f7e67_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3122\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prickly Pear Cactus<br \/> Credit: Flickr\/Wayne S. Grazio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"sumo_twilighter_highlighted twilighter-7be0243c\">A company has built the world\u2019s first digester\u00a0to make biogas from the desert plant\u2019s fruit, according to media reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The plant\u2019s eight-ton daily production will fuel Zitacuaro town hall\u2019s vehicle fleet in central Michoacan state, website Noticias MVS reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fruit or prickly pears are pureed, mixed with manure, then left to decompose, producing methane.\u00a0That gas is\u00a0used for fuel and burned\u00a0to generate enough electricity for\u00a0300 homes at 50% cheaper than grid prices.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The idea came about as businessman Rogelio Sosa looked for ways to lower his fuel bill for his\u00a0company, which makes corn and cacti chips, Noticias MVS said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Economic development secretary Adrian Lopez inaugurated the project to be\u00a0operated\u00a0by Sosa\u2019s firm, Nopalimex.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lopez\u00a0said the project should be taken as an example by the government to spur clean energy sources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mexico signed off earlier this year on a green law, which requires renewables to provide 35% of the country\u2019s electricity needs by 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2016\/02\/08\/worlds-first-cactus-powered-plant-opens-in-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A company has built the world\u2019s first digester\u00a0to make biogas from the desert plant\u2019s fruit, according to media reports. 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