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Kirkman Circularity Center

About the project

The Kirkman Circularity Center is in rural Shelby County, Iowa. The biogas generated by this manure is captured, cleaned, and converted into renewable natural gas utilizing two digesters. This gas can be used as transportation fuel, industrial heating, and a host of other applications. Developed in the third tranche of RNG projects from Brightmark and Chevron’s joint venture.

Project benefits

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GHG REDUCTIONS

This project reduces emissions by an average of over 52,000 tons of CO2eq annually. That is equivalent to planting more than 62,000 acres of forest per year.
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RESOURCE RECOVERY

The process of recovering and processing manure from the farms prevents excess emissions from escaping into the local air and water.
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WASTE TO NEW PRODUCTS

In addition to the renewable natural gas, other renewable products supported by the center include fertilizer and irrigation water.

“At Kirkman farms, we strive to do right by our employees, animals, customers, neighbors, environment, and our overall community. Brightmark has been a great partner working together with us to become a carbon-neutral dairy farm by converting methane from cow manure into a renewable natural gas in an environmentally sustainable and continuous process.”

– Matt Van Baale, Owner/Partner Kirkman Farms

Transform your waste

Brightmark owns and operates over 30 circularity centers working with 40 farms across the United States, all of which have been launched in the past three years alone, making the company an emerging leader in the rapidly growing RNG industry. If you’d like to partner on a project with us, please fill out this form to get started!
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