Featured Project Resources and Publications
Smale-Scale Biogas Plant Enterprise Assessment Tool (PDF)
A worksheet to facilitate preliminary planning for a biogas plant on a small farm.
Additional Project Resources and Publications
On-Farm Evaluation and Demonstration of Small-Scale Biogas Technology
Kruger, C. 2009. Final Report to USDA SARE. This project supported the development, fabrication and demonstration of a biogas technology application for small farms.
A Procedure to Estimate Proximate Analysis of Mixed Organic Wastes
Zaher U, Buffiere P, Steyer JP, Chen S. A procedure to estimate proximate analysis of mixed organic wastes. Water Environ Res. 2009 Apr;81(4):407-15. doi: 10.2175/106143008×370548. PMID: 19445330.
Advanced Biogas Plant Design (PDF)
Detailed CAD drawings for improved version of pilot biogas plant developed at WSU.
Advanced small-scale anaerobic digester design tailored for household user living in cold climate (PDF)
WSU Invention Disclosure.
Biomass Inventory Technology and Economics Assessment (PDF)
Liao W., C. Frear and S. Chen, June 2007. This project compiled a literature search for biomass chemical characterization and conducted supplemental laboratory study of forty two feedstocks for 33 parameters such as dry matter, COD, carbohydrates, lipids, elemental and mineral matter, and standard properties such as protein, fiber, pH, etc. A follow-on report will […]
Biomass Inventory and Bioenergy Assessment (PDF)
Craig Frear, Bingcheng Zhao, Guobin Fu, Michael Richardson, Shulin Chen, and Mark Fuchs, December 2005. A biomass inventory and bioenergy assessment of forty five organic resource types across Washington was completed, producing this report and a database with GIS maps (http://www.pacificbiomass.org). Annual production of over 16.4 million tons of underutilized bone dry biomass was found, […]
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Images of small-scale biogas plant. The pilot plants developed for this project were fabricated from steel to facilitate mobility and durability as demonstration units. Actual biogas plants could be fabricated from a number of different materials.