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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPlant turns cow manure to ethanol
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http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/48253
From: Leon Kaye , Triple Pundit, More from this Affiliate
Published February 11, 2015 07:53 AM
Tulare County, California, recently surpassed nearby Fresno County as the top agriculture-producing county in terms of economic value within the U.S. Its also the countrys top dairy producing county. The result has been more investment and economic growth in a rapidly booming area already home to 450,000 people.
But there is also a downside to the local dairy industrys continued surge: The San Joaquin Valley suffers from some of worst air pollution in the U.S., and cow effluent is a threat to the regions already troubled watersheds.
The launch yesterday of the Calgren Ethanol Biogester, a manure-to-ethanol plant in Pixley, about 60 miles south of Fresno, is a step toward reducing emissions and dependence on fossil fuels while helping California meet its clean energy goals. According to the companies that worked together on this project, the plant is also the first digester in California to transform agricultural waste into cleaner natural gas to power another renewable energy facility. Instead of relying on the local grid, the otherwise energy-intensive ethanol plant is part of what is close to a closed loop and zero-waste system.
A coalition of several companies, funded in part with a $4.6 million grant from the California Energy Commission, is behind the plant. Designed by DVO of Wisconsin, the anaerobic digester the core of this plant was built by Regenis, a Washington state-based contractor. Calgren Renewable Fuels will operate the plant, which will produce up to 58 million gallons of ethanol annually, enough to fuel 145,000 cars a year.
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Plant turns cow manure to ethanol (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Feb 2015
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NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)1. I call bullshit
Omaha Steve
(99,705 posts)2. What is the area code and number for that?
meow2u3
(24,771 posts)3. So my car is going to run on recycled bullshit?
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)4. Now, now, now. No need to go all batshit crazy about bullshit!!
NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)6. Well I'm guano whether you want me to or not
RiverLover
(7,830 posts)5. That shit don't stink!
I love it.
What a great way to take care of 2 problems, without blasting the earth to pieces.
The great things great minds can do,
and small minds can ridicule....
Thanks for posting OS!
Btw, check out this Ohio company doing the same thing & making a profit~
WHAT IS quasar?
A quasar is an abundant energy source, an extremely distant object with energy output several thousand times that of our galaxy.
quasar is one word that describes the potential of the biomass waste-to-energy industry. We are presented with an abundant opportunity to produce energy from readily available biomass sources (food waste, manure, biosolids, crop waste). As our population continues to grow, so does our demand for energy and our need to dispose of waste. quasar technology is a solution to this challenge.
quasar - a huge opportunity for America's energy - economy - environment (EEE)
Energy: quasar systems produce biogas that can be used as electricity and thermal heat, natural gas or CNG (compressed natural gas).
Economy quasar biomass waste-to-energy systems have enormous potential to create American jobs in an industry of the future. Our systems use US components manufactured by a vast and growing supply chain of skilled workers.
Environment: quasar systems reduce greenhouse gas emissions, divert waste from landfills, and contribute to cleaner air, water and soil.
http://www.quasarenergygroup.com/pages/quasar.html
A quasar is an abundant energy source, an extremely distant object with energy output several thousand times that of our galaxy.
quasar is one word that describes the potential of the biomass waste-to-energy industry. We are presented with an abundant opportunity to produce energy from readily available biomass sources (food waste, manure, biosolids, crop waste). As our population continues to grow, so does our demand for energy and our need to dispose of waste. quasar technology is a solution to this challenge.
quasar - a huge opportunity for America's energy - economy - environment (EEE)
Energy: quasar systems produce biogas that can be used as electricity and thermal heat, natural gas or CNG (compressed natural gas).
Economy quasar biomass waste-to-energy systems have enormous potential to create American jobs in an industry of the future. Our systems use US components manufactured by a vast and growing supply chain of skilled workers.
Environment: quasar systems reduce greenhouse gas emissions, divert waste from landfills, and contribute to cleaner air, water and soil.
http://www.quasarenergygroup.com/pages/quasar.html
Their work is saving Wooster OH some serious cash, and helping the planet at the same time~
Energy Production, Nutrient Recovery
Biogas from the digesters is fed to a 1,100 kW CHP unit on site that converts it to electricity; the plant uses 600 kW and 500 kW is sold to the grid. Wooster is exporting almost the same amount of electricity it is consuming, notes Halene. Taking the Wooster plant off grid is saving the city between $300,000 and $400,000 a year, as the plants electric bill has been chopped from over $32,000 a month to just over $300, according to Givens. Quasar is planning to install a biogas upgrade system in the next 12 months to be able to sell renewable CNG vehicle fuel....
http://www.biocycle.net/2014/12/17/wastewater-treatment-plant-in-compliance-and-off-the-grid/
Biogas from the digesters is fed to a 1,100 kW CHP unit on site that converts it to electricity; the plant uses 600 kW and 500 kW is sold to the grid. Wooster is exporting almost the same amount of electricity it is consuming, notes Halene. Taking the Wooster plant off grid is saving the city between $300,000 and $400,000 a year, as the plants electric bill has been chopped from over $32,000 a month to just over $300, according to Givens. Quasar is planning to install a biogas upgrade system in the next 12 months to be able to sell renewable CNG vehicle fuel....
http://www.biocycle.net/2014/12/17/wastewater-treatment-plant-in-compliance-and-off-the-grid/