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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='color:#1F497D'>Nick,<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Why don’t you have Kevin answer the below question about a small digester.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Sam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width="30%" style='width:30.52%'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=118 height=27 id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:image001.gif@01CBB231.90166700" alt="Description: http://www.avatarenergy.com/images/logos/sam.GIF"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=139 height=25 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image002.gif@01CBB231.90166700" alt="Description: http://www.avatarenergy.com/images/logos/emaillogo.gif"></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:smwampler@avatarenergy.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=10 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image003.gif@01CBB231.90166700" alt="Description: http://www.avatarenergy.com/images/logos/email_icon.gif"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span></a><a href="mailto:smwampler@avatarenergy.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>smwampler@avatarenergy.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.avatarenergy.com"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=15 height=14 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image004.gif@01CBB231.90166700" alt="Description: http://www.avatarenergy.com/images/logos/web_icon.gif"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;text-decoration:none'> </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black'>www.avatarenergy.com</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=18 height=10 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image005.gif@01CBB231.90166700" alt="Description: http://www.avatarenergy.com/images/logos/cell_icon.gif"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>336.446.9305 (Google Voice)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=18 height=10 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image005.gif@01CBB231.90166700" alt="Description: http://www.avatarenergy.com/images/logos/cell_icon.gif"></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>336.824.1389 (fax)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Confidential Information<br>The information contained in this email message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. This message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by email, and delete the original message.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> digestion-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:digestion-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Randy Mott<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:51 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Digestion] Small Digester and Rankin Engine Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We don’t do projects in the US, but my understanding is that 500 cows is a rule of thumb. I have some literature….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>On Rankin cycle engines, we have followed it closely in Europe and the US. There is about 15% more electricity that can come from the heat exhaust of the initial generators. The capex is about 1250 Euro/kW. We don’t have much incentive to do it in Poland since we sell the heat and also obtain a co-generation certificate for each MWe. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>GE Jenbacher is doing some development in Europe and eventually, I believe, will be trying to offer this as an option on its generators.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Randy Mott<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>CEERES<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Warsaw<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> digestion-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:digestion-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gould, Merrill<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 11, 2011 6:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> digestion@lists.bioenergylists.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Digestion] Small Digester and Rankine Engine Questions<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have two questions I am hoping someone has answers for:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Are there small farms with digesters in the United States? When I say small farm I don’t mean 2-3 cows, I mean a farm with around 125 dairy cows, which is the average herd size in Michigan. If so, where are they and what has been their experience with their digester? I suspect there probably are no small farms with digesters in the US, but I would really like to know. I have had numerous inquiries from farmers with small farms in West Michigan about putting in a digester on their farm. If my assumption is correct that there are no small farms with digesters, are there farms with comparable numbers of dairy cattle with digesters outside of the United State? If so, where are they and what has their experience been with their digester?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span><![endif]>Has anyone had experience using a Rankine engine as part of an energy producing system?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide me.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Charles Gould<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michigan State University Extension<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>West Olive, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>