Finland is currently experimenting with a radical new fuel source—horse poop. Right now, Finnish energy company Fortum is conducting trials using horse manure and wood-chip bedding as fuel for biomass energy production. According to the company, using horses as a fuel source is a concept that has real legs.
The manure and bedding of just three horses can provide heat and light for a single-family home for a full year. Bear in mind that we’re talking about homes in Finland here, where a cool climate means heating systems are used more intensively than the European average. This means that many horse-loving countries are unwittingly sitting on a big, stinking pile of untapped green energy, just waiting to be exploited.