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      06/11/2007 11:59:17

  • With the onset of global warming and the pressures put upon us all by the Kyoto Protocols, the Power Industry continues the search to find greener or renewable fuels, and has lead to DSE getting involved in a green project in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

     

    DSE were asked to supply a system for a bio-gas generator in the Azores.  Bio-gas is emerging as one of the alternatives to diesel and can be made from animal waste or gas produced from land-fill sites.  In this particular case, giant silos at an Azores’ farm collect and agitate pig-waste, from an 18,000 strong herd on the island, to release the gas.  It is then used to fuel the generator, supplementing the farm’s electricity needs.  Remaining slurry from the process is returned to the land, completing the green process.

     

    Required to provide power 24 hours-a-day, the farmer had the brainwave to increase revenue and cut costs by producing his own electricity from the waste, and selling surplus power back to the main grid supplier.

     

    The complete bio-gas installation uses two 400 KW sets, and Deep Sea Electronics sent Technical Support Engineer John Ruddock to site, to assist with commissioning.

     

    Bio-gas, by nature, is unusual to work with as the pressure is often inconsistent.  “Installation specifications normally take this into account though” said John, “so it is not a problem for our controllers”.  Commissioning went well and the system is now fully operational.

     

    UK and European Sales Manager for Deep Sea Electronics, Mr David Thomson, said “After the success of this project, we anticipate seeing a significant increase in the use of our systems in this type of application.  We are aware that already our systems are being used in other sour gas sites throughout the UK and Europe.”

     

    Pictured below is the rich green farmland of the Azores.