Comments on: Chicken Manure to power 90,000 Homes in the Netherlands! http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:29:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: babytiger09http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-117621 babytiger09 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:53:48 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/#comment-117621 I have to give a presentation on how chicken manure generates electricity, Does anyone know of any simple demonstrations that could be performed in front of the class or in a lab? thanks! I have to give a presentation on how chicken manure generates electricity, Does anyone know of any simple demonstrations that could be performed in front of the class or in a lab? thanks!

]]> By: dirtywhitehorsehttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-116335 dirtywhitehorse Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:34:35 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/#comment-116335 HI Allan , I hail from Delaware too and I think there is a bit of Misunderstanding of the process in the wording in this story . When Pooh is digesting natually in a pile it gives off a methane gas Which can then be taken off and used like any other gas to heat homes . The leftover stuff is basically compost. I do not think this way of raising chickens is best . I think we need to pasture them and eat more vegetabkles as well as pay more for clean meats . I do think It IS possible however to Properly compost and use the resulting methane for fuel and the rest to improve soil since we do have a huge confinement animal industry in place. That IS a whole other thing than BURNING it and turning it into ASH :).Sharon (Sharons Natural Gardens ) HI Allan ,
I hail from Delaware too and I think there is a bit of Misunderstanding of the process in the wording in this story . When Pooh is digesting natually in a pile it gives off a methane gas Which can then be taken off and used like any other gas to heat homes . The leftover stuff is basically compost. I do not think this way of raising chickens is best . I think we need to pasture them and eat more vegetabkles as well as pay more for clean meats . I do think It IS possible however to Properly compost and use the resulting methane for fuel and the rest to improve soil since we do have a huge confinement animal industry in place. That IS a whole other thing than BURNING it and turning it into ASH :).Sharon (Sharons Natural Gardens )

]]> By: Alan Mullerhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-105538 Alan Muller Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:45:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/#comment-105538 You folks really got this story wrong.First, nothing but nuclear reactions can convert manure, or any other material, into energy. Burning it \"converts\" it into ash and air pollutants, with minimal energy recovery.Second, poultry poop incineration is a highly-polluting way to generate electricity while destroying a valuable agricultural resource.Alan Muller Green Delaware (A link to our site would be considered spam? Hmmmm....) You folks really got this story wrong.

First, nothing but nuclear reactions can convert manure, or any other material, into energy. Burning it \”converts\” it into ash and air pollutants, with minimal energy recovery.

Second, poultry poop incineration is a highly-polluting way to generate electricity while destroying a valuable agricultural resource.

Alan Muller
Green Delaware
(A link to our site would be considered spam? Hmmmm….)

]]> By: theokoboxhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-100086 theokobox Tue, 09 Sep 2008 21:33:26 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/09/08/dutch-harvest-chicken-manure-to-power-90000-homes/#comment-100086 If we could power the world on poop, the lights would never go out!!! If we could power the world on poop, the lights would never go out!!!

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