{"id":131809,"date":"2026-03-05T15:11:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/plantes-experimentals-biogas\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T14:48:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:48:01","slug":"experimental-biogas-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/experimental-biogas-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"IRTA\u2019s experimental biogas plants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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IRTA’s experimental biogas plants<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

For self-consumption on small or medium-sized farms<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan<\/a>, one of our strategic scientific objectives is to boost the bioeconomy to reduce the environmental impact<\/a> of the agri-food sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this context, we are building two biogas plants<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One already built and operating, at the Mas Bov\u00e9<\/strong> farm (Constant\u00ed, Tarragona), which is home to pigs and poultry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another at the Monells <\/strong>cattle farm (Girona), home to dairy cows. More news on this coming soon.
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This infographic summarises how they will work:<\/p>\n\n\n

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So, at both farms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will turn manure into biogas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through a digestion process<\/strong> carried out by anaerobic microorganisms: bacteria and archaea that work without oxygen inside a tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The technologies we will use at each farm will be different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We will use the biogas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n