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Methane digester news:


Mother Nature Network

Rothschild, Prince of Wales invest in green start-up
Mother Nature Network
By Adveith Nair, ReutersWed, Feb 22 2012 at 5:51 AM EST GREEN ENERGY PRODUCERS: Anaerobic digesters at a plant in Germany. The newly founded Tamar Energy will use anaerobic digestion to produce biogas, which can then be converted to electricity.

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BioCycle magazine

Farm Digester Industry In America
BioCycle magazine
Direct and indirect greenhouse gas reductions through capture and destruction of methane in anaerobic digesters were significant in 2011. Direct reduction of 55000 metric tons of methane emissions, or 1.2 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent ...


Changes to Ohio's definition of “agriculture” could benefit bio-energy
Farm and Dairy
by Chris Kick WOOSTER, Ohio — A bill that would broaden the definition of agriculture in Ohio to include algal production and anaerobic digesters is making its way through the House and Senate. House Bill 276 received unanimous support from the Senate ...


TOTALLY GREEN INC : ORCA Food Digester Mentioned in Ethical Foods Article
4-traders
Landfills are the third leading human related source of methane in the United States which, in 2009, accounted for 17% of all methane emissions. Methane is one of the more powerful greenhouse gasses; the prodigious amount of organic waste dumped in ...


Investment crisis may drive hi-tech invention abroad
This is South Wales
"The anaerobic digester in Llangadog, which was recently visited by Prince Charles, generates power using methane gas given off by bacteria to run the generator." Mr Herbert added: "Most importantly the technology could be utilised in third-world ...


Farm Power investing millions in Northwest dairy towns
Sustainable Business Oregon
The duo are partnering with dairy farmers in Washington, and most recently in Tillamook to build anaerobic digesters that harvest methane collected from manure. The company burns methane to produce electricity for sale.

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Longtime Monroe dairy farm now turns manure into money
The Seattle Times
By Nancy Bartley Unused methane gas from Qualco Energy's powerhouse flames off a giant stack outside the facility. The methane gas coming off the manure digester, foreground, travels through yellow tubes into the adjacent powerhouse, where it is burned ...

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Valpo considers using food to generage energy at sewage plant
nwitimes.com
Assistant Utility Director Steve Poulos told the board the methane created from the processing of sewage is used to heat all the buildings on the treatment plant campus and the digester tanks used to break down the sewage sludge. The digesters must be ...

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Dog waste digester won't be a light show
Tucson Citizen
“A propane grill has a bright white flame, but when methane burns, it's hard to see.” The digester is part of the College of Technology & Innovation iProjects program that Bowles and fellow students Aaron Nelson, Sean Burris (mechanical), Jesus Vasquez ...

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Biogas digester turned on for first time
Auburn Citizen
After manure from area farms is dumped in and begins to decompose, it will let off methane gas that can be run through a generator to make electricity. The conservation district then plans to sell the gas, the electricity or both to nearby county ...

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Methane digester companies leading the industry:

  • Native Energy This well-known carbon credit trading firm helps companies offset their footprint by investing in renewable energy such as methane digester projects.
  • Siemens Siemens is known for its capability to provide a full scope of anaerobic digestion process equipment, in addition to design and system sizing expertise. Product offerings include hydraulic and confined gas mixing systems, heaters and heat exchangers, steel floating covers, steel gasholder covers, steel fixed covers, turnkey provision of dual membrane gas storage systems, and gas handling and safety equipment.
  • Whirlwind Methane Recovery Systems specializes in the fabrication of vapor recovery and natural gas compression systems