There's a Heifer in Your Tank

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Manure to Methane An Anaerobic Process

• Volatile solids into fatty acids
• Bacteria convert acids to gases
• 95F and pH of 6.8-7.4

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Facts to ponder....

• 16 of all Greenhouse emissions
• Methane as an alternative fuel source
• 33 million cars
• 50 coal burning plants

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Ruminant Methane Production

• Cow 200L /day
• Ewe 30L /day
• Size, age and feeding affect methane production

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Fiats Green Fleet

• 1.2 liter 8 valve engine
• 0 to 100 km/h in 19 seconds
• Uses 4.3Kg of methane/100km
• 265km/tank

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Methane Conversion

• 3.3km/day from a cow
• .49km/day from a ewe
• Edmonton to Calgary 88 cows or 590 ewes

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The Big Picture

• 5.2 million beef cattle and 187,000 sheep
• Travel 17.2 million km
• Edmonton to Houston 4410 times

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