Bio Gas Energy

[Duetech]

Hi All,
I was wondering if any one has come across the links I am posting. It seems to me we could do something like this on a very large scale since every municipality with public drainage systems is collectively wasting our waste to the tune of millions of dollars each year. Here in the US, and probably Europe as well, we are contributing to the methane dilemma that many naturalists say is part of our health problems via ozone depletion. One suggestion though before we get too involved...Let's insist our politicians deal with it now and not take 10 years to make a decision :sick: :exclaim: ...Cave2k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrtINiLgNKY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7H3CTvClSk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BDF0azPGvM&feature=related

 

[JustWood]

That wouldn't work with todays sissy chicken spanker generation. They wouldn't even think of getting their hands dirty.
Love the idea. I might have to look into it.

 

[begreen]

Well we could force our politicians to convene at the public sewage disposal plants until they take action. That should shorten the decision time by several years.

 

[Hansson]

I know that some towns are using bio-gas here for public transport.
I think its`s a great idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK6iqu_fxs4

The problem is that you got to have to sort your garbage.
You can se in the film that we got to have 3 garbage cans.
One for waste food"the biogas".One for combustible garbage And one for News papers..

 

[Duetech]

That wouldn’t work with todays sissy chicken spanker generation. They wouldn’t even think of getting their hands dirty.
Love the idea. I might have to look into it.

Well we could force our politicians to convene at the public sewage disposal plants until they take action. That should shorten the decision time by several years.

I know that some towns are using bio-gas here for public transport. I think its`s a great idea. The problem is that you got to have to sort your garbage.
You can se in the film that we got to have 3 garbage cans. One for waste food"the biogas”.One for combustible garbage And one for News papers..

All good perspectives and I'm right there with you. There are certainly a lot of obstacles but I think it's a plausible approach that is way over due. These things take time like going from horses to riding in cars. Once started it all comes sort of natural and without much dedicated thinking. The biggest hurdle is usually starting before necessity conforms or cripples us. Many in these forums have already taken some steps to change the world we live in by alternating from the normal approach of energy consumption. Most of us are just learning that there is another way to do things and the possibilities are yet un-researched. I was told once that it is not enough to recognize a problem but you need to come up with a solution. Maybe we're looking at it.....

 

[Redox]

The Coast Guard group Baltimore recently signed an agreement to take the waste gas from the city landfill across the street. I recall it was a several million dollar deal, but have no other details.

Years ago, they tried burning the waste gas from the Back River waste treatment plant in a boiler to help heat the process. I heard the boiler dissolved, even though it was made of stainless steel!

I'll wait to see how it goes bevore I try it in the Cavalier...

Chris

 

[2.beans]

unh college in new hampshire is generating (or working on it) power from a local landfill. i believe waste management also has plants around burning the methan gas from landfills.

 

[Duetech]

unh college in new hampshire is generating (or working on it) power from a local landfill. i believe waste management also has plants around burning the methan gas from landfills.

Better burned than smelled. We have one here on I-94 that you can smell 2-3 miles sometimes. Now we know there is a much better way. Methane gas production...Learn it then burn it! :lol: :coolsmile:

 

[peakbagger]

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They are in the process of soliciting proposals to generate power with it. Normally landfill gas has to be filtered to remove Siloxane (which cruds up combustion chambers quickly) moisture and H2S. The UNH system also removes CO2 from the gas to boost up the Btu content before its pumped 12 miles and burned in a gas turbine.

And of course theres "cowpower" over in Vermont!

 

[2.beans]

A link to open when its dark outside

(broken link removed)

They are in the process of soliciting proposals to generate power with it. Normally landfill gas has to be filtered to remove Siloxane (which cruds up combustion chambers quickly) moisture and H2S. The UNH system also removes CO2 from the gas to boost up the Btu content before its pumped 12 miles and burned in a gas turbine.

And of course theres "cowpower" over in Vermont!

thats neat why dont they harness it

 

[2.beans]

A link to open when its dark outside

(broken link removed)

They are in the process of soliciting proposals to generate power with it. Normally landfill gas has to be filtered to remove Siloxane (which cruds up combustion chambers quickly) moisture and H2S. The UNH system also removes CO2 from the gas to boost up the Btu content before its pumped 12 miles and burned in a gas turbine.

And of course theres "cowpower" over in Vermont!

thats neat why dont they harness it or do they