Resources
ATTRA publishes a document entitled “Anaerobic
Digestion of Animal Wastes” which contains information
about using waste product to generate energy, uses and
risks of the technology and its economic and enviornmetal
benefits. The document also goes into design considerations
and system costs.
In 2002 Eco-Farm put on a series of conferences on entitled
“Innovations in Dairy Production” that brought
together a group of ranchers, regulators and researchers
to discuss a range of issues. The first week's conference
topic was methane digesters and included information on
how to generate enough electricity from a lagoon to fuel
an entire dairy, the varying costs of installation, and
the economics of digesters, as well as upcoming changes
in utilities policy that will benefit electricity producing
dairies. There was also a presentation on opportunities
for receiving financial assistance from the state of California
to developing manure methane power production projects.
A panel of dairy producers with digesters in place described
what made them make the shift, the process of application,
installation, and operation. A synopsis
of these proceedings is available. Take a look at
the Overview
of Methane Digestion and the information about the
Dairy
Power Production Program.
