An Israeli startup is looking to help families turn their food scraps into cooking gas. HomeBioGas Ltd has just launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring a compact biogas converter to urban and rural areas in developed countries, and to underserved communities in developing countries. According to the company, the HomeBiogas system can turn kitchen leftovers and livestock manure into natural liquid fertilizer and clean gas for cooking, lighting and water heating.

The HomeBiogas system is shipped in a box for DIY setup. According to the founders, two people can assemble the digester in about 2-3 hours, although the gas pipe needs to be connected to the Continue reading →