Responsibility
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Distributed Generation
Biogas
SaskPower entered a partnership with Clear-Green Environmental
Inc. to demonstrate technology that uses animal manure to generate heat and
electricity, and test its viability as part of SaskPower’s distributed
generation initiatives.
Biogas was produced at a hog facility near Cudworth, Saskatchewan using a digester process which relied on bacteria to break down the manure in a large enclosed tank. The biogas, which is predominantly methane, was drawn off and piped into four 30-kW microturbines.
Results indicated reliability issues with generating equipment. The equipment has now been decommissioned and results of the pilot are being reviewed and a report prepared.
