Comments on: Thrifty Brits Make Natural Gas out of Sewage and Beer-Brewing Leftovers http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/05/thrifty-brits-make-natural-gas-out-of-sewage-and-beer-brewing-leftovers/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Georg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/05/thrifty-brits-make-natural-gas-out-of-sewage-and-beer-brewing-leftovers/comment-page-1/#comment-329748 Georg Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:53:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20977#comment-329748 <i>but it is the first facility whose biogas is made directly from human waste and transferred back to those humans’ homes. </i> Does everybody receive the methane from his personal "waste"? The municipal wastewater treatment plant in my home town (started 1955) included methane production. Georg but it is the first facility whose biogas is made directly from human waste and transferred back to those humans’ homes.

Does everybody receive the methane from his personal
“waste”?
The municipal wastewater treatment plant in my home
town (started 1955) included methane production.
Georg

]]> By: Richard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/05/thrifty-brits-make-natural-gas-out-of-sewage-and-beer-brewing-leftovers/comment-page-1/#comment-329714 Richard Wed, 06 Oct 2010 08:28:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20977#comment-329714 Well, I wouldn't class needing 62.5 million people to generate enough renewable gas to meet the needs of 200,000 homes as having great potential. Not unless you fancy sharing your home with over 300 others! There are about 25 million homes in Britain, so this is off by a factor of 100. Not to poo-poo the idea though - every little helps :) Richard Well, I wouldn’t class needing 62.5 million people to generate enough renewable gas to meet the needs of 200,000 homes as having great potential. Not unless you fancy sharing your home with over 300 others!

There are about 25 million homes in Britain, so this is off by a factor of 100.

Not to poo-poo the idea though – every little helps :)

Richard

]]> By: Rhacodactylus http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/10/05/thrifty-brits-make-natural-gas-out-of-sewage-and-beer-brewing-leftovers/comment-page-1/#comment-328718 Rhacodactylus Tue, 05 Oct 2010 22:17:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=20977#comment-328718 You should check out <a href="http://www.newbelgium.com/" rel="nofollow">New Belgium Brewery</a> they've been doing the same thing at their brewery for years, and the beer is awesome! <a href="http://Untitledvanityproject.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">~Rhaco</a> You should check out New Belgium Brewery they’ve been doing the same thing at their brewery for years, and the beer is awesome!

~Rhaco

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