Editing Cow dung (section)

=== Fuel ===

[[File:Tibet-5874 - Something smells here! (2212605065).jpg|thumbnail|Drying cow dung for fuel]]

In many parts of the old world, and in the past in mountain regions of Europe, caked and [[dry animal dung fuel|dried cow dung]] is used as [[fuel]]. In India, it is dried into cake like shapes called {{lang|hi|upla}} or {{lang|hi|kanda}}, and used as replacement for firewood for cooking in {{lang|hi|chulah}} (traditional [[kitchen stove]]).

Dung may also be collected and used to produce [[biogas]] to generate [[electricity]] and heat. The gas is rich in [[methane]] and is used in rural areas of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] and elsewhere to provide a renewable and stable (but unsustainable) source of electricity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://denmark.dk/en/green-living/sustainable-projects/cow-dung-a-source-of-green-energy/|title=Cow dung – a energy|work=denmark.dk|access-date=14 February 2015|archive-date=22 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122042124/http://denmark.dk/en/green-living/sustainable-projects/cow-dung-a-source-of-green-energy/|url-status=dead}}</ref>