Comments on: Utilities prepare to open natural gas pipes to biogas

By: admin

admin — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:21:52 +0000

Ah, thanks for pointing that out, Scott. Alas, couldn’t find a photo of a fire-breathing cow — or a fire-farting human, which would be really cool.

By: Scott Simpson

Scott Simpson — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:13:57 +0000

I enjoy Tyler’s blog a great deal but, sadly, the photo jet of flame coming from the cow’s hindquarters has it bass ackwards. It’s cow belches, not farts, that contribute substantially to greenhouse gas emissions. Sorry, I truly wish it were the other way around, so to speak. Great photo anyway.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 22:59:32 +0000

I got news for ya: much of the gas already going into US natural gas pipelines is biogas. There are two sources of natural gas: Biogenic and Thermogenic. Biogenic gas accounts for a significant percentage of the natural gas you use in your home or business (the % will vary depending on your geographical location).

The company I work for, Luca Technologies, has a process to stimulate the real-time generation of methane from biogenic systems (biogas). Because the process takes place in an anaerobic environment, the CO2 content of the gas is very low, which means no scrubbing. I can assure you first-hand, the economics are very favorable.

By: kevin legrand

kevin legrand — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:00:38 +0000

I have faith that that the gas industry understands more than we give them credit. Micro CHP will make them as powerful as oil companies today and for the better.

My faith may be displaced but I think that with vehicles and home power; they could be the major players of the 21st century.

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By: Ivan

Ivan — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:38:06 +0000

I just wonder what the future of the bio-gas industry is going to be however.

With shale gas in Texas and elsewhere proving to be a very very cheap source of gas (and with huge reserves behind it), I wonder if bio-gas has the economics to make it without some sort of price on carbon, given the scrubbing of the gas that has to happen.

Very interested to see where this all turns out