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Energy integrated farm system: Del Valle Hog Farm

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6844302
The Del Valle Hog Farm, a Texas hog farm with grain crops, is designed to conserve energy through methane generation, alcohol production, and efficient use of electrical energy. The integrated energy concepts to be demonstrated are: methane generation from swine manure to produce electricity and heat for alcohol fermentation and distillation and to produce hot water for heating the digester reactors and the hog feeding pens; and alcohol production from milo and distillation of 170 proof alcohol by use of methane and generated electricity. Specific energy technologies to be implemented are: anaerobic digester; gas compressors to store methane for peak demands; engine generator powered by methane; waste-heat exchanger on engine generator to produce hot water; continuous-process alcohol facility to produce 24 gal/day; and crop management.
Research Organization:
USDOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Oak Ridge, TN
OSTI ID:
6844302
Report Number(s):
DOE/TIC/EG-84/601; ON: TI88016707
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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