tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2979006212786869284..comments2024-03-28T17:11:08.234-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A long overdue 'green' solutionPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-23696593748935236762008-12-31T15:27:00.000-06:002008-12-31T15:27:00.000-06:00The reason that cow patties make such good fuel is...The reason that cow patties make such good fuel is that they are essentially packed cellulose (grass). Human waste is not.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595960360013731640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-23078919427337930682008-12-29T08:33:00.000-06:002008-12-29T08:33:00.000-06:00Methane tech has been touted since 2000 I know. Th...Methane tech has been touted since 2000 I know. There was a professor at the Univ. of California that came up with a way to make methane based fuel for gasoline and desiel engines that gave a 99% output of regular gasoline and desiel at about 10% the cost of a barrel of oil in 2000...but its never been implemented.<BR/><BR/>Another thing about the biogas plant I am curious about is this...<BR/><BR/>When the "fuel" for the plant "expires"...that is the bacteria don't have stuff to produce gas with (or the used up material is at the bottom or whatever)...can't the expired fuel ALSO be burned in a "firewood" manner (with little stench) as cow and buffalo patties have been used by Native Americans (and other native indians) for centuries?<BR/><BR/>I would be interested to find out if this even could be done or if the "fuel bladders" just keep getting filled and the bacteria just digest it all into gas.<BR/><BR/>I didn't see where that was addressed anywhere (or that I could look up).<BR/><BR/>It is a thought though and would further add benefit to this system.Simeron Steelhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10947368651002261601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55274837345115432192008-12-29T07:31:00.000-06:002008-12-29T07:31:00.000-06:00Excellent post, and it is nice to see technology b...Excellent post, and it is nice to see technology being put to work to solve the third world issues, my only problem with it is; after a year or so, no one will be left that knows the tech, and it will degrade within a year or so, and the populace will be back to firewood and raw sewage.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26056775980726506652008-12-29T01:05:00.000-06:002008-12-29T01:05:00.000-06:00Implementation may be long overdue, but both human...Implementation may be long overdue, but both humanure composting techniques and methane harvesting have been around for a long time.KD5NRHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169457396389789270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15493738363480379092008-12-29T00:03:00.000-06:002008-12-29T00:03:00.000-06:00I reasonably believe that many of the users are no...I reasonably believe that many of the users are not concerned with saving greenhouse gas emissions, but I am pleased to learn that there is such an elegant solution to the problem of freezing in the dark.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com