Who needs solar power when you've got onions?
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One of the main components of the system is an anaerobic digester that converts treated onion plant waste into biogas. That gas is then conditioned and turned into methane, the main component of natural gas. Then the natural gas is fed into a 600-kilowatt fuel cell from Fuel Cell Energy to make electricity.
Gills Onions estimates that the $9.5 million project will have a six-year investment pay back. Among the financial benefits are reducing its electricity bill by $700,000 a year and $400,000 annual savings from handling onion wastes, which used to be spread on their land. The project also received $499,000 from a state waste-to-energy research program
Gills Onions estimates that the $9.5 million project will have a six-year investment pay back. Among the financial benefits are reducing its electricity bill by $700,000 a year and $400,000 annual savings from handling onion wastes, which used to be spread on their land. The project also received $499,000 from a state waste-to-energy research program
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artemis6
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Bio fuels , solar and wind . How far can they take us ? Maybe , into the future .
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artemis6
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Debrinconcita
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They should have used this long ago. Thanks to the TAX Write-Offs for energy conservation uses. People are finally using their head's and making use of alot of different ecological gases and saving energy and money. WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG????
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Debrinconcita
