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An Introduction to Methane
Last Updated:  06/17/2008 03:58:37 AM

Bananas could power Aussie homes - At present, much of Australia's annual banana crop goes to waste, because the fruit are too bruised or small. Bill Clarke, from the University of Queensland, predicts that an excess banana-fuelled power plant could power 500 homes. No prototype, early theoretical.
GHD Inc. Turns Manure Into Power - Agricultural waste is shoveled into underground anaerobic tank where the combination of heat and bacteria break it down into methane gas that is converted into electricity, solids that are used for bedding and soil enrichment and liquid nutrient that is used on crops.
Indiana Town to Turn Stinking Hog Manure into Power - They cannot escape the stench, but residents of tiny Reynolds, Indiana, hope the oceans of hog manure produced nearby will power their homes and businesses some day soon.
New Energy Solutions - has received grant to design and build a system to turn animal waste into hydrogen.
Three cows can power two homes - The gas from 875 cows in Wisconsin produces about 775 kilowatts of electricity, enough for about 600 homes, digester tanks that harvest methane from rotting manure.
Superior anaerobic digester technology unveiled - Waste from 800 milk cows said to be sufficient to power 600 homes using Danish technology, now being implemented by Microgy in the U.S.
Waste to Energy Gets Kudos from Pork Industry - Three major integrated manure management systems are paving the way for waste management in Western Canada by turning manure into usable by-products, such as methane, biogas and thermal energy. 

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