Some photo's showing pics of sites taken on our recent trip to Germany. I've been to Germany a lot over the past number of years and every time I go, I'm always struck by how well they have integrated renewable energy into their everyday lives. We normally think of Germany as a country dedicated to heavy engineering, finance and manufacturing, however, at both a local and central government level, they have a great appreciation of the rural and agricultural sectors which make up such an important part of their economy and indeed their country. I've said it before I know, but they are simply light years ahead of us in terms of attitude to renewables. Their encouragement both legislatively and financially for Wind, Solar and Anaerobic Digestion technologies is fantastic. Should our government wish to have Ireland adopt such an approach, there is no need for reports taking years to complete and thousands of pages to cover, they need only take a fairly cheap 1.5 hour plane trip to Germany, hire a car and drive around. They can then take the German renewable policy directives, translate them, stick a Harp on the front page and hey presto, job done. No re-inventing of the wheel required, just adoption of a tried and tested system that works.
Lecture over, here's some photos.
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Making Slurry Delivery
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Making Silage Delivery
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| A look inside a tank under construction, the prop is the agitator |
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| View from above at the mixing screw of the "Moving Floor" dry feed stock system |
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That's me looking into a field moving floor |
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| This pump by Vogelsang, includes a rotor cutter. This circular spinning blade cuts up fibrous material in the substrates. the benefit? Stops your pump getting blocked and provides more solid surface area for bacteria to feed upon, more bacteria, more gas, everyone is happy. |
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The generator, this one is rated at 1MW
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Removing the generator from position to carry out routine maintenance
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"Tanks for the memories"
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