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Methane Electricity Generation Project Phase III
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2021-06-30
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Corporate Contributors:Washington State Department of Transportation. Research Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration ; United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program ; United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
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Edition:Final Report
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Abstract:The purpose of this project is to build off the previous design to create an energy recapture and generation system to test at the Scatter Creek Safety Rest Area (SRA). This system uses methane generated in the anaerobic digestion process to create electrical energy that could potentially run the SRA. The methane, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide gasses from sewage systems escape into the atmosphere without treatment currently at SRAs. Utilizing this gas saves the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) energy costs, as well as diverting pollutant gasses into reuse. As a result, a physical prototype for conversion of methane from biowaste to electricity has been redesigned, updated, fabricated and reassembled based on a previous prototype for demonstration of this sustainability idea for WSDOT facilities.
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