Van-Ly Doan, Livestock Environment Engineer
Me and My Job
Making energy from waste
My job is to create energy out of anything that smells, such as manure and mortalities. I mainly work with anaerobic digesters. Digesters create energy in the form of heat, power, or combined heat and power from organic material. It is possible to digest manure, silage, slaughterhouse waste, and dead animals. As well, biodiesel fuel can be made from slaughterhouse waste and animal fats.
It's very interesting to be able to take waste and make something useful out of it. I find my work gratifying and exciting because the farmers I work with recognize the benefits of what I do.