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Farm Power. Farm Power Northwest LLC creates renewable energy projects that sustain family farms, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and promote local growth. Kevin Maas APWA Washington Conference—April 5, 2012. Farm Power. What We Do Now
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Farm Power Farm Power Northwest LLC creates renewable energy projects that sustain family farms, reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, and promote local growth. Kevin Maas APWA Washington Conference—April 5, 2012
Farm Power • What We Do Now • organize, own, and operate community anaerobic digesters. • build on relationships formed throughout Pacific Northwest since our founding in 2007 • produce 10,000 MWh of green power and 15,000 tons of verified carbon offsets annually • save dairy farmers at our two operating projects thousands of dollars a week on bedding, fertilizer, and manure handling costs
Farm Power Farm Power Tillamook 1000kW--multifarm—1750 cows Tillamook, OR Going online April 2012 Farm Power Rexville 750kW—two farms—1500 cows Mount Vernon, WA Operating since August 2009 Rainier Biogas 1000kW Nutrient recovery Four farms 1500 cows Enumclaw, WA Going online July 2012 Farm Power Lynden 750kW plus greenhouse heat—2000 cows Lynden, WA Operating since December 2010
Farm Power Farm Power Lynden Farm Power Rexville Rainier Biogas Farm Power Misty Meadow Farm Power Tillamook
Farm Power Flow Example--Farm Power Lynden Electricity to PSE Remaining half of surplus heat to greenhouse 80% thermal efficiency
Farm Power • Materials handling • can accept up to 30% non-manure feedstock • quality of digested fiber remains high
Farm Power • Annual impact--per digester • 20 million gallons of manure processed • electricity to power 500 homes • methane destruction equivalent to taking 2,000 cars off the road • 20,000 cubic yards of fiber for bedding or horticultural use • two skilled full-time jobs • sustainable disposal of 5,000 tons of food-processing waste • ability to extract 300,000 pounds of nitrogen and phosphorus for application elsewhere
Farm Power Follow our progress at: http://www.farmpower.com http://farmpower.blogspot.com http://twitter/farmpower Kevin Maas 360.424.4519 farmpowernw@gmail.com