[Digestion] question about small scale anaerobic digestion devices

[Katahdin Energy Works]

And this from BIOPTECH:

"A domestic biogas plant costs about Rs 9,500 or £110. The national Ministry
of Non-conventional
Energy Sources (MNES) offers a subsidy of Rs 2,700 for each domestic plant
up to 10 m3
capacity, and the local and district panchayats (councils) provide further
subsidies - typically Rs
2,700 in urban areas and Rs 3,500 in rural areas. The purchasers pay the
remainder directly. The
MNES subsidy is paid to the beneficiary through BIOTECH after a government
official has
inspected the plant. Although MNES subsidies are likely to be phased out,
the value of the biogas
plants for waste disposal means that panchayat support is likely to
continue.
Some people have chosen to purchase a more expensive ‘premium’ plant with
ceramic tiles
around the pit and a coloured gas drum.
The integrated waste management plant costs Rs 3,000,000 (£35,300) of which
Rs 120,000 came
from MNES and some from the local and district panchayats. BIOTECH provides
some capital, and
charges an annual operating fee to run the plant."

Frank J. Heller, MPA
KATAHDIN ENERGY WORKS
12 Belmont St.
Brunswick, ME 04011-3004
207.729.6090
http://mysite.verizon.net/fjheller/


-----Original Message-----
From: digestion-bounces at listserv.repp.org
[mailto:digestion-bounces at listserv.repp.org] On Behalf Of Marco Poliafico
Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:58 AM
To: digestion at listserv.repp.org
Subject: [Digestion] question about small scale anaerobic digestion devices


Good morning all,
I have a question and would appreciate any kind of feedback about it:
Are there any available (on the market) "small scale" application of
anaerobic digestor for heat/biogas harvesting from domestic organic waste?
The company where I work (in England) would be keen of offering such devices
on the regional market.
Thanks a lot for any input!

Regards, Marco Poliafico


Marco Poliafico
GreenFuel4u
Billesdon, Leicester, UK
LE7 9FN
+44 (0) 116 259 9522 (tel)
+44 (0) 116 259 9521 (fax)
+44 (0) 750 042 1596 (mobile)
mpoliafico at dmu.ac.uk (email)
www.greenfuel4u.co.uk (company web site)

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