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News
Corporate
France’s Beauval Zoo is making plans
for a new processing plant to convert
waste into electricity.
The $3 million facility, expected to be in
operation by next spring, will generate
electricity by burning biogas collected
from animal droppings and other organic
waste.
Most of the zoo animals are expected
to contribute, with giant pandas alone
producing over 65 pounds of fuel every
day!
Beauval Zoo estimates that the
processing plant will cut energy costs by
40 per cent, and unused electricity will be
sold to the region’s power company for
additional gains.
“This initiative is a perfect fit in the
policy of sustainable development that
we have been applying for a long time,”
zoo spokeswoman Delphine Delord told
French news site, The Local.
Biogas systems utilising organic waste
have gained momentum as a renewable
energy alternative across the US and
Europe.
Beauval Zoo – France
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French zoo to generate its own electricity
Giant Pandas will contribute
to the zoo’s power supply.
Photograph courtesy of www.
zoobeauval.com
Unused used
plant
Mathiasen Machinery Inc has been
awarded an exclusive contract to
sell a 2009 Redex 5-stand rolling mill
and two compact RESY® filtration
systems.
The equipment was built in 2009,
but never installed and is still in its
original shipping crates.
“This is a great opportunity for
a manufacturer to save time
and money to add production
capabilities.
“This high quality equipment
is ready to ship now,” said Mike
Mathiasen, co-owner of Mathiasen
Machinery Inc.
The rolling mill is rated to produce
a cross sectional area of 2mm2 to
125mm2 with a yearly capacity of
15,000 tonnes.
Mathiasen Machinery – USA
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