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Plant converts cow manure to electricity



Published: Sept. 23, 2009 at 1:19 AM
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SEATTLE, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A plant that turns cow manure into electrical power has opened in Washington state, developers said.

Backers say plants like the one built in Rexville by Farm Power solve two environmental problems -- keeping huge quantities of manure produced by dairy farms out of waterways and reducing dependence on oil, SeattlePI.com reported Tuesday.

Three plants that transform liquid manure to methane and then to electrical power have already been built in Washington.

The Farm Power plant went online Aug. 30 and is now running at 80 percent of its peak capacity. Gov. Christine Gregoire is scheduled to visit Monday for a ceremony celebrating its startup.

Unlike the previous plants, the new one can take manure from more than one farm, allowing smaller operations to contribute. The plant can also convert some food waste to electricity.

The plant works by holding liquid manure in a large tank, where it produces methane, which is then burned. A bit over 3 gallons of liquid manure is needed for one kilowatt-hour of electricity.

excellent! thanks to this insightful thread, i am going to sign off and straightaway quit my job to start collecting poo for a living. i know where there are some really big dairy (gold-making) farms nearby.

Cow, as always, you inspire me!!

Cow, where have you been?

Even since that last thread where a few orgers insulted some of your friends (I can't remember if the thread was about them being tipped or sent to the b**c**r), I remember it didn't end well and you sorta left in a huff. Everything good by you? You'll be happy to know I ate chicken tonight

XxAxX said:

XxAxX, you still are exalted among cows as a human most enlightened. We have both a T-Shirt and coffee mug waiting for you.

Ottensen said:

All is forgiven...that's milk under the bridge. I was actually just chilling, hanging out with the Kardashian sisters down in Miami.

Cow said:

The Kardashian sisters? How that? Don't forget I'm living over here in Europe now, so I'm never up on the latest celebrity news...you were tying to snuggleup next to their teats or something?

!

nastyarse said:

Calm down, Donkey, there's room for more than one mascot on this board. Pook the monkey has gotten along swimmingly with Cow for ages.You should be more open minded and take on the motto if you can't beat 'em, then join 'em

Ottensen said:

Ottensen said:

Vice versa...the sisters all had multiple implants so they would look more like me.

nastyarse said:

How the hell long have I been gone. You let donkeys up in here? What's next? Horses? Goats? Tori Spelling?

nastyarse said:

well hee haw.
for your information, that is not how we address Cow up in here.
it goes more like this
see? bow even rhymes with Cow.

XxAxX said:

x infinity!

nastyarse said: