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I Power Awarded Biomass Grant

January 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

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Anderson, Indiana [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] I Power Energy Systems announced that it has been awarded one of several grants made by the Indiana Office of Energy & Defense Development (OED) through its Biomass Feasibility Study Program.

"We consider this a very positive move for I Power and the State of Indiana in terms of product opportunity and environmental impact and we appreciate the OED's vision and initiative in implementing such a program."

--Terry Pahls, President, I Power

The purpose of the grant from OED is to develop technically and economically feasible biomass to energy projects. The I Power program addresses the use of animal waste from both swine and dairy to produce the heat and electricity for farm operations using anaerobic digestion and gasification technology. This program utilizes the I Power combined heat and power units that have been developed specifically for biogas applications.

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hitoshi-maruyama-58931

January 9, 2008

This move is very welcome. The materials used for production of methane could be a raw materials for compost. Therefore, it may compete each other. However, thermal and electrical energy from them may have much more value than direct use to make compost. The sludge from the digester has the same fertilizing power but may be less amount in yield.

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