Mark Steudal, a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya, sends us this:
This is a picture of a Bio Gas generator. It is basically a 9 foot deep well that is filled with manure and water from the nearby cows. A huge drum is then placed into the well. The drum catches the methane gases that are generated from the manure decomposing, which due to the pressure of the large drum are pumped into the house by a underground hose. This family did most of their cooking on the gas, didn’t need to use firewood or buy charcoal (except when making chapatis of course).
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, sends us this:. This is a picture of a Bio Gas generator. It is basically a 9 foot deep well that is filled with manure and water from the nearby cows. A huge drum is then placed into the … Original post by Erik and software by Elliott Back
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I saw this rural bio gas generator on another blog and wanted to share it with you guys. I want to study it a little more and learn how to build it. I know some folks who have cows and could benefit from this gas production method. Essentially it is a hole with a tank placed in it. You dump in cow
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Here’s a guy who made a paraglider out of plastic bags and scrap wire. A home made welding machine from Nairobi. Kids forced to make their own toys show off their ingenuity. In Kenya they’ve developedbio gas generatorthat turns methane from a manure pit into cooking gas. And this guy turns mortar shells into coffee makers. And this one will blow you away: A homemade windmill from very spare parts. Includes a video of the creator at the
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’s a guy who made a paraglider out of plastic bags and scrap wire. A home made welding machine from Nairobi. Kids forced to make their own toys show off their ingenuity. In Kenya they’ve developedbio gas generatorthat turns methane from a manure pit into cooking gas. And this guy turns mortar shells into coffee makers. And this one will blow you away: A homemade windmill from very spare parts. Includes a video of the creator at the
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20 February 2007 - 5:51 am - :
, sends us this:. This is a picture of a Bio Gas generator. It is basically a 9 foot deep well that is filled with manure and water from the nearby cows. A huge drum is then placed into the … Original post by Erik and software by Elliott Back