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- Dr. Walid H. Shayya
- School of Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Morrisville State College
Last Updated on December 2, 2008
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- The process of filling the NE side of the digester was started on the 29th
of November and completed in mid December, 2006.
- During the process, half of the collected manure was feed to the NE
side of the digester with the remaining half being feed to the SW side
of the digester that had already produced biogas for at least four
weeks.
- The effluent from the SW side of the digester was also pumped into the
NE side of the digester to provide the inoculant to startup the
anaerobic digestion process as well as fill up the NE side of the
digester as quickly as possible.
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- Production of biogas started soon after the two sides of the digester
were filled with the effluent from the dairy complex.
- Biogas production became consistent starting from December 17, 2006.
- Flaring the biogas started on December 20, 2006, and went on until the
internal combustion engine/generator set was started briefly on the 9th
of January, 2007.
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- Flaring the biogas continued until the interconnect with the power grid
was approved and the combined heat and power generation (CHP) system was
authorized to start on February 27, 2007.
- The system has been in operation since February 28, 2007. It has been
consistently generating electrical power since that date.
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