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Does anyone want a home biogas system?
ETA: we found someone! Thank you!
Last year, I kickstarted a home biogas system that would take your kitchen leftovers and convert it into methane gas that goes out to a small portable stove burner, as well as liquid fertilizer for the garden. We were really excited about it, since it'd mean that we'd be capturing our food methane for good instead of just having it go into the atmosphere at the landfill (our city doesn't do food waste composting). Plus, gas for cooking and for garden!
Anyway, it arrived on Friday, and it turns out that we actually can't set it up properly. So, we're offering it far and wide. I'm willing to pay for shipping to anyone who can put it to good use.
So: is anyone interested in off-the-grid cooking that captures food waste methane, who also:
(a) has a flat, solid yard space of ~7'x11' (the actual thing is smaller, 4'x7', there's just recommended clearance space)
(b) has a water hose that you can drag to the location
(c) is able to haul manure to start the system (only has to happen once)
(When I kickstarted it, they had offered a non-manure-based startup alternative, but when I contacted them yesterday, they said that they no longer sell it because it wasn't working right, and instead linked to a stable that is 14 min drive from me. Alas, we're not really able to deal with manure in our current space)
It also works better in the warmer climes, but cold is not a deal-killer. There's an included water heating rod that will keep the bacteria active in the winter, and the worst thing that happens if it gets too cold is that you may have to re-start the system come spring.
Anyway, here's the link to their website, if you want to poke around: https://www.homebiogas.com/
And here's the kickstarter link, which has more deets about the actual model: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebiogas/the-new-homebiogas-generation-clean-fuel-for-the-future/description
This is a very niche product, which is why I'm posting it everywhere. Email me potofsoupyfeels@gmail.com if this is something of interest!
Last year, I kickstarted a home biogas system that would take your kitchen leftovers and convert it into methane gas that goes out to a small portable stove burner, as well as liquid fertilizer for the garden. We were really excited about it, since it'd mean that we'd be capturing our food methane for good instead of just having it go into the atmosphere at the landfill (our city doesn't do food waste composting). Plus, gas for cooking and for garden!
Anyway, it arrived on Friday, and it turns out that we actually can't set it up properly. So, we're offering it far and wide. I'm willing to pay for shipping to anyone who can put it to good use.
So: is anyone interested in off-the-grid cooking that captures food waste methane, who also:
(a) has a flat, solid yard space of ~7'x11' (the actual thing is smaller, 4'x7', there's just recommended clearance space)
(b) has a water hose that you can drag to the location
(c) is able to haul manure to start the system (only has to happen once)
(When I kickstarted it, they had offered a non-manure-based startup alternative, but when I contacted them yesterday, they said that they no longer sell it because it wasn't working right, and instead linked to a stable that is 14 min drive from me. Alas, we're not really able to deal with manure in our current space)
It also works better in the warmer climes, but cold is not a deal-killer. There's an included water heating rod that will keep the bacteria active in the winter, and the worst thing that happens if it gets too cold is that you may have to re-start the system come spring.
Anyway, here's the link to their website, if you want to poke around: https://www.homebiogas.com/
And here's the kickstarter link, which has more deets about the actual model: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homebiogas/the-new-homebiogas-generation-clean-fuel-for-the-future/description
This is a very niche product, which is why I'm posting it everywhere. Email me potofsoupyfeels@gmail.com if this is something of interest!
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I'm also curious if this strictly needs horse or ruminant manure, or if feces from... other animals... would also work to start it.
EDIT: Hmm, they say herbivore manure, and that makes sense—it would need the kind of bacteria that can break down cellulose and other vegetable fibers. I bet you could use rabbit droppings to help seed it, in a pinch.
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But it's really just too big for us. It's big enough to process 6 liters of food waste per day, and generate 2 hours of methane. We only need about half that. It also requires 25 gallons of manure to start, which is waaaay more than we can handle.
Thankfully we found someone who can take it!
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