A Japanese space start-up has achieved a major breakthrough by testing a prototype rocket engine, powered entirely by fuel derived from cow dung. This experiment, conducted in the rural town of ...

Cow dung is used as a source of energy in many communities ... many people have been cutting down trees for firewood and charcoal as fuel causing massive destruction to the environment.

According to the official release, the biomethane used came from cow dung gathered from local dairy farms, emphasizing the potential of this source as an environmentally friendly rocket fuel.

Instead, the cow dung is used to make biomethane. "Fuel has become extremely expensive. Biogas was a good option. The only requirement was space and cows. We had both,” explains Ms Kumbhar.

Recently, the herdsmen in a village of Naqu city, Southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, hosted a unique contest ...