Twin IBC Tank System. Started using cow manure. Has two Puxin 1000 litre gas bags attached with a 500 litre bag in basement. Fed by grinding kitchen and garden scraps. Recently insulated using compost.
Finished building: Wednesday, 18 June, 2014Style:
- solar C³ITIES IBC
Type:
- Farm
Bacteria:
- mesophilic
Functional state:
- Really cooking!
DIY or Commercial:
- DIY
Secondary use:
- House Warming
How is your digester kept at the right temperature:
- Compost
Conservation Potential:
- Soil Building
Comments
Awesome gas collection!
That bag looks chockofull of biogas. Amazing! What would happen if you insulated the tanks say with compost to heat them? Would you get more gas?
More Gas
Yup! During the summer was not a problem, as the tanks were painted black and absorbed plenty of heat. We've just basically built a wall of compost around both tanks and covered the top with wood chips. It's getting cold at night, so we have covered the whole system with a large tarp to keep in the warmth.
Compost heated digester: Jean Pain comes to the US!
Here is what the digester looks like today! We came down and Tim and I worked with Dave and Janice and Jodi and Bob to bury the digester in cow manure compost, hay, weeds and wood chips for the winter! It looks, says Janice, like a "dead elephant in the yard". And boy can it fart!
Greenhouse Protection for Gertie & Larry
visit?
We are local; do you ever allow visits to the "Gassy Girl"? Comprised of adult youth homeschoolers and moms... Thanks! Lisa
Visit to Gassy Girl
Hi Lisa, I'm a homeschool mom as well. Jody Spangler owns Gassy Girl, whom she calls Abel. She lives around a country block from me in Glenmoore, near Ludwig's Corner. She would welcome a visit. My e-mail is janicekelsey@verizon.net. Please connect with me there! Thanks!