Small scale biogas digesters built with local material by local people. - Transition Whatcom2024-03-29T12:04:16Zhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/small-scale-biogas-digesters?groupUrl=alternativeenergy&commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A12014&groupId=2723460%3AGroup%3A9735&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHere is some interesting info…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-04-16:2723460:Comment:190912010-04-16T02:05:59.057ZTravis Lindshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TravisLinds
Here is some interesting info on a small unit for sale in india for converting food waste into biogas. Brian (Inspiration farms) and Tom Anderson build one along these lines. I want to build one too for my household compost waste.…
Here is some interesting info on a small unit for sale in india for converting food waste into biogas. Brian (Inspiration farms) and Tom Anderson build one along these lines. I want to build one too for my household compost waste.<br />
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<a href="http://www.arti-india.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:arti-biogas-plant-a-compact-digester-for-producing-biogas-from-food-waste&catid=15:rural-energy-technologies&Itemid=52#DIYBiogas" target="_blank">http://www.arti-india.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:arti-biogas-plant-a-compact-digester-for-producing-biogas-from-food-waste&catid=15:rural-energy-technologies&Itemid=52#DIYBiogas</a> TOM, did you get the e-book?…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-04-15:2723460:Comment:189662010-04-15T14:59:42.022ZTravis Lindshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TravisLinds
TOM, did you get the e-book? How is it? Can you e-mail me a copy to travis@greenconversion.net<br />
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<cite>Tom Fisher said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/small-scale-biogas-digesters?groupUrl=alternativeenergy&#2723460Comment16247"><div>Hi all,<br></br><br></br>I just joined and noticed this discussion. I personally am interested, and would like to meet with you about it, and help with it to. Also, would like to make video of it for my…</div>
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TOM, did you get the e-book? How is it? Can you e-mail me a copy to travis@greenconversion.net<br />
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<cite>Tom Fisher said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/small-scale-biogas-digesters?groupUrl=alternativeenergy&#2723460Comment16247"><div>Hi all,<br/><br/>I just joined and noticed this discussion. I personally am interested, and would like to meet with you about it, and help with it to. Also, would like to make video of it for my <a href="http://Sustainable-America.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.<br/><br/>I've been looking at an ebook on '<a href="http://budurl.com/uxqv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Build A Biodigester To Produce Biogas At Home</a>', that teaches how to do this. Let me know if you have heard anything about it. I am about to get it myself.<br/><br/>I think biogas/methane is a very good way to go, but the commercial ones are way to expensive.<br/><br/>Looking forward to meeting.<br/><br/>Tom</div>
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www.green-…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-03-26:2723460:Comment:167462010-03-26T01:56:16.687ZTravis Lindshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TravisLinds
Whoops, try this:<br />
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<a href="http://www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/">www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/</a>
Whoops, try this:<br />
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<a href="http://www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/">www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/</a> Link didn't work. Just type t…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-03-25:2723460:Comment:166772010-03-25T06:02:46.600ZTom Fisherhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TomFisher
Link didn't work. Just type the url. Okay.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Tom<br />
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<cite>Travis Linds said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/small-scale-biogas-digesters?groupUrl=alternativeenergy&commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A16561&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2723460Comment16561"><div>Here are some great links for biogas.<br/> <br/>
<a href="http://http://www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/" target="_blank">LINKS</a></div>
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Link didn't work. Just type the url. Okay.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Tom<br />
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<cite>Travis Linds said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/small-scale-biogas-digesters?groupUrl=alternativeenergy&commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A16561&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2723460Comment16561"><div>Here are some great links for biogas.<br/> <br/>
<a href="http://http://www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/" target="_blank">LINKS</a></div>
</blockquote> Here are some great links for…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-03-21:2723460:Comment:165612010-03-21T04:23:00.557ZTravis Lindshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TravisLinds
Here are some great links for biogas.<br />
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<a href="http://http://www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/" target="_blank">LINKS</a>
Here are some great links for biogas.<br />
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<a href="http://http://www.green-trust.org/Al%20Rutan/" target="_blank">LINKS</a> Hi all,
I just joined and no…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-03-12:2723460:Comment:162472010-03-12T19:02:56.805ZTom Fisherhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TomFisher
Hi all,<br />
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I just joined and noticed this discussion. I personally am interested, and would like to meet with you about it, and help with it to. Also, would like to make video of it for my <a href="http://Sustainable-America.com" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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I've been looking at an ebook on '<a href="http://budurl.com/uxqv" target="_blank">Build A Biodigester To Produce Biogas At Home</a>', that teaches how to do this. Let me know if you have heard anything about it. I am about to get it…
Hi all,<br />
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I just joined and noticed this discussion. I personally am interested, and would like to meet with you about it, and help with it to. Also, would like to make video of it for my <a href="http://Sustainable-America.com" target="_blank">website</a>.<br />
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I've been looking at an ebook on '<a href="http://budurl.com/uxqv" target="_blank">Build A Biodigester To Produce Biogas At Home</a>', that teaches how to do this. Let me know if you have heard anything about it. I am about to get it myself.<br />
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I think biogas/methane is a very good way to go, but the commercial ones are way to expensive.<br />
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Looking forward to meeting.<br />
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Tom Reality comes in 2 forms. The…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-02-09:2723460:Comment:153442010-02-09T16:48:43.986ZEd Lofquisthttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/EdLofquist
Reality comes in 2 forms. There is the scientific facts and then there is the ignorant public's interpretation of the facts. The latter is the major reality.<br />
Organic fruits and vegetables are an important commodity to many in Whatcom county. No matter what your good intentions might be connecting this commodity with human waste in any way will have profound negative impact. Can this human waste inclusion before it bites us all in the butt!<br />
Ed Lofquist<br />
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<cite>Heather K said:…</cite>
Reality comes in 2 forms. There is the scientific facts and then there is the ignorant public's interpretation of the facts. The latter is the major reality.<br />
Organic fruits and vegetables are an important commodity to many in Whatcom county. No matter what your good intentions might be connecting this commodity with human waste in any way will have profound negative impact. Can this human waste inclusion before it bites us all in the butt!<br />
Ed Lofquist<br />
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<cite>Heather K said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/forum/topics/small-scale-biogas-digesters?groupUrl=alternativeenergy&page=1&commentId=2723460%3AComment%3A14215&x=1#2723460Comment11976"><div>“The production of biogas, which is regarded in many countries as a by-product of an efficient system of energy production, has become in China a comprehensive, controlled method of waste disposal, recycling resources, supplying energy & fertilizer, and improving rural health, as the digesting of wastes in a closed container kills many of the pathogens responsible for common human diseases.”<br/>- quote from - <u>A Chinese Biogas Manual (ISBN 0 903031 65)</u><br/><br/>A couple questions I thouht of: Is there any info you've seen on capturing human wastes to be included with the animal waste in producing the methane gas?.<br/>I'm thinking of some combo of an enclosed bacteria-composting-potty connected to an 'enclosed septic tank-bio-gas generator', that both captures the gas from decomposition, and captures & stabilized the nutrients in a form they can later safely be utilized for maintaining soil fertility & tilth?<br/><br/>Do you know the ideal time range in our cool northern climate for allowing the anaerobic animal resources to stay in the enclosed container before coming out onto the earth?<br/>And, is there a secondary aerobic composting process for these materials before they are added back to the soil's fertility cycle?<br/><br/>I'm wondering what type of 'fuel cell' you're considering using.<br/><br/>The links you posted are great! I'm trying to recall if we have a place on our Transition whatcom site to file good links like this into an 'online library' of sorts.</div>
</blockquote> Tom Anderson directed me towa…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2010-01-12:2723460:Comment:142152010-01-12T23:08:19.573ZTravis Lindshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TravisLinds
Tom Anderson directed me towards dry anerobic fermenting as an alterntive to the wet, slurry method. It certainly appears to have benefits over the slurry method. His suggestion is as follows. "My thoughts about how to do this on a small scale are to start with 4 reactor 55 gal drums, one liquid drum and one gas storage drum. That way you could set it up to fill one reactor drum per week and have a 4 week digestion period."<br />
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I am leaning towards dry, what do some of you think?…
Tom Anderson directed me towards dry anerobic fermenting as an alterntive to the wet, slurry method. It certainly appears to have benefits over the slurry method. His suggestion is as follows. "My thoughts about how to do this on a small scale are to start with 4 reactor 55 gal drums, one liquid drum and one gas storage drum. That way you could set it up to fill one reactor drum per week and have a 4 week digestion period."<br />
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I am leaning towards dry, what do some of you think?<br />
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<a href="http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/WaterQuality/portals/9/Williams%20Presentation.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/WaterQuality/portals/9/Williams%20Presentation.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://orgprints.org/6590/01/MET77.pdf" target="_blank">http://orgprints.org/6590/01/MET77.pdf</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bekon-energy.de/english/BEKON-Processdescription.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.bekon-energy.de/english/BEKON-Processdescription.pdf</a> I found a document on how to…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-29:2723460:Comment:120062009-12-29T04:30:41.143ZTravis Lindshttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TravisLinds
I found a document on how to make a simple drum small scale digester. I have access to drums required and propose we follow this same method for the first, small scale test unit(s).<br />
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<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/FB32BE/EN/B97_1.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/FB32BE/EN/B97_1.HTM</a><br />
Some additional information is found in this earlier document.…
I found a document on how to make a simple drum small scale digester. I have access to drums required and propose we follow this same method for the first, small scale test unit(s).<br />
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<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/FB32BE/EN/B97_1.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/FB32BE/EN/B97_1.HTM</a><br />
Some additional information is found in this earlier document.<br />
<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/FB31BE/EN/B96.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/FB31BE/EN/B96.HTM</a><br />
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I also really like this Biogas Handbook that uses a larger cylindrical steel tank as the digester inside of a greenhouse, something like a large fuel storage tank. We could probably find something suitable at Zees.<br />
<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/432/24-571.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/432/24-571.pdf</a><br />
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This website (<b><a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/INDEX.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/INDEX.HTM</a></b>) has a huge wealth of infomation on biogas. Here are some that are useful for reference.<br />
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<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G32BIE/EN/B142.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G32BIE/EN/B142.HTM</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G33IME/EN/B975.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G33IME/EN/B975.HTM</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G34BIE/EN/B112.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G34BIE/EN/B112.HTM</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G36ENE/EN/B512.HTM" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/CD3WD/APPRTECH/G36ENE/EN/B512.HTM</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/432/24-569.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.fastonline.org/CD3WD_40/JF/432/24-569.pdf</a> I am so glad you have started…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2009-12-28:2723460:Comment:119982009-12-28T22:47:32.657ZDavid Culverhttps://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/DavidGCulver
I am so glad you have started this thread. I would also like to help. Count me IN!<br />
I'll be in touch. Thanks Travis
I am so glad you have started this thread. I would also like to help. Count me IN!<br />
I'll be in touch. Thanks Travis