Startup Using Microbes to Convert Methane into Fertilizer
The smell of methane that pervades many dairy farms could be a thing of the past if a new system that uses microbes to convert methane into fertilizer is widely adopted. Windfall Bio is the startup behind this innovation. The company revealed that it completed a funding round that put $28 million in its hands to commercialize the production of these microbes. It should be noted that this technique of converting methane into nitrogen fertilizer isn’t only applicable on farms. It can be deployed wherever methane accumulates, including landfills, oil wells or wetlands. The startup aimed at getting a novel…