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Facility: AA
Dairy
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Report Date:
01/06/00
By: R.
Mattocks
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Operation: 1000
Cow Complete Confinement currently operating with 500 cows 8000-10000 gpd
manure
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Owner: AA
Dairy, Inc
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Contact:
Bob Aman
607.659.3200
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Location: Candor,
NY
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Utility: NYSEG
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Reason for
Construction: Odor control and reduce water quality risk.
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Construction
Completion Date: 1998
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Digester
design: Mesophilic Plug Flow with plastic liner top 120’ x 30’
14’
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Complete
System Cost: $240,000 (40,000 engineering provided by AgSTAR)
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Gas
Production: 40,000 CF/day (4000 tons/year CO2 equiv)
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Energy
Conversion Method: Caterpillar 3306, 130 kW generator
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Electrical
Energy Produced: 500,000 kWh/yr 60 kW
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Thermal Energy
Produced:
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Engine
“up-time”: >95%
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Other products:
Sells recovered fiber
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Comments:
Installed as part of the dairy’s plan to reduce
environmental impact of the community; installing an irrigation line to
reduce truck traffic. Recipient
of the Governor’s Environmental Award 1999 (Press release available).
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Facility: Haubenschild
Dairy
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Report Date:
01/06/00
By: R.
Mattocks
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Operation: 1000
Cow Complete Confinement currently operating with 500 cows 8000-10000 gpd
manure.
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Owner:
Haubenschild Farms, Inc
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Contact:
Dennis Haubenschild
612.389.2867
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Location: Princeton,
MN
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Utility: East
Central Electric-selling 90% of production.
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Reason for
Construction: Odor control, reduce water quality risk, energy recovery
and utilization.
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Construction
Completion Date: 1999
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Digester
design: Mesophilic Plug Flow with plastic liner top 130’ x 30’ x
14’
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Complete
System Cost: $250,000
($40,000 engineering supplied by AgSTAR)
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Gas
Production: 40,000 CF/day (4000 tons/year CO2 equiv).
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Energy
Conversion Method:
Caterpillar 3406, 130 kW generator
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Electrical
Energy Produced:
500,000 kWh/yr (annualized) 65-70 kW
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Thermal Energy
Produced:
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Engine
“up-time”: >95%
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Other products:
None
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Comments:
Recovered hot water used for floor heating in the
parlor area, and will be used to heat alleyways in the new barn (under
construction).
Very happy with facility.
Very frequent visitors.
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Facility: Swine
USA
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Report Date: 01/06/00
By: R.
Mattocks
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Operation: 5600
Sow Farrow to Wean 22,000 gpd manure.
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Owner: Crestland
Coop.
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Contact: Gary
Weeda
515.782.3079
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Location: Thayer,
IA
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Utility: Clark
Electric Coop.
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Reason for
Construction: Odor control
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Construction
Completion Date: 1999
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Digester design: Intermittent
mix, mesophilic
80’ x 60’ x 14’
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Designer: RCM,Inc.
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Complete System
Cost: $550,000
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Gas Production: 30,000
CF/day (3000 tons/yr CO2 equiv).
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Energy Conversion
Method:
Caterpillar 3306 with a 80kW generator
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Electrical Energy Produced: 70-80 kW 600,000
kWh/yr (annualized).
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Thermal Energy
Produced:
3300 MMBtu/yr (est)
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Engine “up-time”: >90%
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Other products:
None
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Comments:
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Facility: Colorado
Pork
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Report Date: 01/06/00
By: R.
Mattocks
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Operation: 5600
Sow Farrow to Wean 15000-18000 gpd manure.
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Owner: Gary
Swanson
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Contact No:
719.336.5882
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Location: Lamar,
Colorado
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Utility: Southeast
Colorado Power
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Reason for
Construction: Odor control
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Construction
Completion Date: 1999
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Digester
design: Intermittent mix, mesophilic
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Designer: RCM,Inc.
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Complete
System Cost: $250,000
($40,000 engineering provided by AgSTAR).
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Annual
O&M:
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Gas
Production: 30,000 CF/day (3000
tons/yr CO2 equiv).
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Energy
Conversion Method:
Caterpillar 3306 with a 80kW generator
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Electrical
Energy Produced:
400,000 kWh/yr (annualized) 50-60 kW.
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Thermal Energy
Produced:
2200 MMBtu/yr (est)
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Engine “up-time”: >90%
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Other products:
None
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Comments:
Part of a health department study.
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