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Choren plant fuel yield and electricity yield
The new Choren plant, utilizes forest residue and waste wood and will take in 68,000 tons of biomass per year and produce 18 million liters of diesel and 45 MW of power. - Read More
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Gallons equt of methane from cow dung
Hilarides Dairy happens to have this exact problem, and it's turning it into a solution. Over 10,000 cows will happily provide enough dung to generate 226,000 cubic feet of biomethane gas each and every day. That amount of gas (literally) is enough to cut 650 gallons of diesel fuel fuel per day from the farm's fleet of vehicles. - Read More
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Biodiesel EROEI at 3.5, says US biodiesel assoc
The US biodiesel industry unveiled a new study that revises the energy return from the biodiesel to a factor of 3.5 from an earlier estimate of 3.2. (Feb 2008) - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
Waste to ethanol using gravity pressure vessel technology
In the gravity pressure vessel system, natural forces gravity and underground heat are used to convert waste into sugars, which are then fermented into ethanol or butanol. - Read More
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150 tons of biomass reqd for 1 lakh units of electricity
A 4.5 MW biomass based power plant installed in Karnataka, consumes about 150 Tons of biomass per day to generate about one lakh units of electricity. (that would be 100000 kWh) - Read More
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1 MW biomass gasification plant costs Rs 4 crores
The investment required for a typical 1 MW biomass based power plant varies from Rs. 3.5 to 4.0 Crores. (2004 data) - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
100 MT of cow dung for 300 kW of power
It is estimated that about 100 metric tones of cattle dung would be required to generate 300 kW of power. Now, that is not neat - 300 kW? - Read More
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CHP accounts for 9% worldwide power generation
CHP currently accounts for around 9 % of global power generation (IEA 2007). Its economic potential, however, is likely to be significantly greater. - Read More
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China;'s wind energy cap keeps doubling
China's total wind power capacity doubled in 2008 for the fifth year running - Read More
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Topics : Wind Energy
Wastewater to electricity in Houston
Houston-based MaxWest Environmental Systems is developing a wastewater treatment plant which when developed will be able to convert wastewater sludge into renewable energy. The plant will be able to process 100,000 tons of combined horse manure, stall and wood waste into 10.5 megawatts of electricity annually. (May 2009)
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Topics : Renewable Energy