Comments on: Poop power production poised to pick up http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2008/08/18/poop-power-production-poised-to-pick-up/ Trends, happenings and innovations in the clean technology market Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:42:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2008/08/18/poop-power-production-poised-to-pick-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2167 Anonymous Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:25:57 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2008/08/18/poop-power-production-poised-to-pick-up/#comment-2167 One more link to an article that talks a bit more of the economics and benefits of this project: http://www.illinoislivestock.org/articles/FA200610_Neighbor.php It pegged the start-up cost at $1,000,000 for a facility that produces enough electricity to power 120 homes- though half of this goes to power the farm's activities- still, even at a cost of 1 Mil, the payback seems like it would occur in just a few years- and this does not even take into account the cost savings from a better environment around the farm. Seems like this would be a no-brainer for other farms. One more link to an article that talks a bit more of the economics and benefits of this project: http://www.illinoislivestock.org/articles/FA200610_Neighbor.php

It pegged the start-up cost at $1,000,000 for a facility that produces enough electricity to power 120 homes- though half of this goes to power the farm’s activities- still, even at a cost of 1 Mil, the payback seems like it would occur in just a few years- and this does not even take into account the cost savings from a better environment around the farm. Seems like this would be a no-brainer for other farms.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2008/08/18/poop-power-production-poised-to-pick-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Anonymous Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:02:32 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2008/08/18/poop-power-production-poised-to-pick-up/#comment-2166 Ah! Found it- it was an episode of 'Invention Nation' on the Science Channel showing a farm in Illinois converting cow manure to electricity- this portion of the show, which shows the process very well is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytU8AJwHKO0 Unfortunately, the show did talk talk about the economics of it- start-up costs, maintenance costs, etc- but still, very informative! Ah! Found it- it was an episode of ‘Invention Nation’ on the Science Channel showing a farm in Illinois converting cow manure to electricity- this portion of the show, which shows the process very well is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytU8AJwHKO0

Unfortunately, the show did talk talk about the economics of it- start-up costs, maintenance costs, etc- but still, very informative!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2008/08/18/poop-power-production-poised-to-pick-up/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 Anonymous Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:26:08 +0000 http://www.cleanbreak.ca/2008/08/18/poop-power-production-poised-to-pick-up/#comment-2165 LOL! Such is Austin, my home- right on the edge of new technologies- home to Heliovolt, Actacell, EESTOR- and now Bovine Poop Power! I guess that's what we get for having a Longhorn as our mascot;-) On a more serious note, this is good news- especially in light of the UN report of the widespread effects of livestock, er, emissions. I also recall catching a show on the Science Channel about 3 guys traveling across the US in a bio-fueled bus- one of their stops was a dairy farm who collected the cow poop and generated their own electricity- another side benefit was that the 'poop' left over after extracting the gases, was an odorless, clean manure that could still be used for fertilizer. Of course, this type of poop collection seems easier for a dair farm, where the cows are more often than not in a controlled area- I am not sure the how much the economics of this type of project would be affected by having to collect manure from free-ranging beef cattle. LOL! Such is Austin, my home- right on the edge of new technologies- home to Heliovolt, Actacell, EESTOR- and now Bovine Poop Power! I guess that’s what we get for having a Longhorn as our mascot;-) On a more serious note, this is good news- especially in light of the UN report of the widespread effects of livestock, er, emissions. I also recall catching a show on the Science Channel about 3 guys traveling across the US in a bio-fueled bus- one of their stops was a dairy farm who collected the cow poop and generated their own electricity- another side benefit was that the ‘poop’ left over after extracting the gases, was an odorless, clean manure that could still be used for fertilizer. Of course, this type of poop collection seems easier for a dair farm, where the cows are more often than not in a controlled area- I am not sure the how much the economics of this type of project would be affected by having to collect manure from free-ranging beef cattle.

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