Animal Waste to Energy Biogas Project
Lagoon cover and anaerobic digester project on swine farm in North Carolina.
Summary of Key Project Attributes
| Project: | Animal Waste to Energy Biogas Project
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| Location: | Lillington, NC
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| Project Owner: | Butler Farms
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| Farms Involved: | Butler Farms, Lillington NC
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| Herd Sizes: | Swine
Burrows Hall Farm = 9600 Finisher farm.
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| Technology: | Heated Complete Mix Anaerobic Digestion of swine manure with capture of biogas for combined-heat-and-power generation.
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| Daily Biogas Production: | Average of 86,331 cubic feet per day. | |
| System Capacity: | 180 kW of continuous electrical supply.
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| Funding Sources: | Mr. Butler has executed a Power Purchase Agreement with the South River Electric Cooperative. Also, he obtained a US Treasury tax credit (under Section 1603 of ARRA), NC Green Business Fund, a Farm Bureau Loan and an NRCS CIG Grant. | |
| Unique Characteristics: | Project employs innovative elements such as an in-ground lined lagoon with side-slope thermal insulation underneath the liner, provisions for heating and mixing the input manure slurry, and an insulated geo-membrane cover with an integrated biogas collection system, H2S scrubbing and a 180kW generator set with a heat exchanger to provide the heat needed for the lagoon. | |
| Environmental Co-benefits | Reduction of 5,199 tons of CO2e per year (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) and elimination of manure odor makes farms better neighbors. Manure can be a significant source of water pollution in agricultural communities; our biodigesters contribute to the abatement of this issue by improving wastewater treatment. The reduction of nutrient runoff also improves water quality.
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| Social Co-Benefits | Stabilizing near-term electricity costs helps ensure the continued financial soundness of this family farm; strengthening financial underpinning of family farms maintains the character of the community and provides farms with a complete cycle neighbor friendly reputation.
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