Mankind’s oldest form of thermal energy is from the burning of wood and other Biomass materials. Nowadays, given the concerns about Global Warming and pollution, the incineration of great volumes of biomass fuels generated from farming and forestry is no longer desirable. The modern alternative available to us through technology is to use these fuels in a contained system – a tank or biodigester – where selected bacteria deconstruct the fuels to produce bio-gas (sometimes called synthetic or syngas). This gas can easily be processed into a clean fuel and piped to its end use.
 
Mantra is currently working with a major client that is determined to become carbon neutral.  This means that they must compensate for their unavoidable activities, to achieve a “zero net effect”. We have proposed that locally produced agricultural biomass be treated and digested in order to produce bio-gas which meets the industry’s energy needs. A further benefit is that emissions of harmful gases into the environment resulting from decaying agricultural waste are eliminated, and farmers’ need to dispose of the biomass materials is resolved. This project is currently under negotiation.