As the USA leader in anaerobic digestion, DVOs patented, efficient and cost-effective systems provide: Renewable power generation

tion Quality solid fertilizer Liquid fertilizer for crop application Odor and pathogen control

BACKGROUND

DVOisbasedinWisconsin,USA Foundedin1989bySteveDvorak,P.E.
Packerland digesterin1985

stilloperating Ourfirstdigester(patenteddesign) Gordondale Farms,WIinSeptember2001 DVOistheUSAmarketleader,with84digesters operatingat64sitesin15U.S.states 19moreareunderconstruction

2011 DVO, Inc. CONFIDENTIAL PROPERTY OF GHD, INC.

LARGESTDIGESTER

15,000cowmilkingdairy,

11Mgalloncapacity

4.5MWgeneration

capacity Commissioningin2011

BIOLOGICALSYSTEM
Manure/WasteCollectionSystem Dairies(flush&scrape),OtherAnimalWastes MixedMaterials:FoodProcessing,Biofuels,etc. DigesterVessel PlugflowDigester FirstIn,FirstOut DigesterMixing BiogasRecirculation DigesterTemperature TypicallyMesophilic =38.3o C

TRADITIONALDIGESTERS

MIXED
Advantages ForWaste<11%Solids Solids&LiquidsinSuspension

PLUGFLOW
Advantages GuaranteedRetentionTime

LessStratification&Settling Issues

PathogenDestruction GasProduction

HighSolidsContent

Disadvantages NoGuaranteedRetentionTime

Disadvantages NoWaste<11%Solids

IncompletePathogen&Volatile FattyAcidDestruction

SolidsSettling TemperatureStratification

DVOSPATENTED DIGESTER

MIXED
Advantages ForWaste<11%Solids Solids&LiquidsinSuspension

PLUGFLOW
Advantages GuaranteedRetentionTime

LessStratification&Settling Issues

PathogenDestruction GasProduction

HighSolidsContent

Disadvantages NoGuaranteedRetentionTime

Disadvantages NoWaste<11%Solids

IncompletePathogen&Volatile FattyAcidDestruction

SolidsSettling TemperatureStratification

WhyBelowGround?

Tomoreeasilymaintainaneventemperature.Bymoderating

temperaturefluctuationsbacteriagrowthisoptimized. Formoreefficiency:Farlessenergyisrequiredtomaintain optimaloperatingtemperaturesincoolerseasons,thanwith abovegroundtanks Veryhotdaysalsodonotraisetemperaturestoohigh. GHDvesselsaremuchstronger thansteeltanks,whichhavebeen knowntofreeze,failandeven rupture(spillingtheircontents)

ODORCONTROL

97%VolatileFattyAcid(VFA)

destructionperEPA AgSTAR study

Wasteiscollectedandcompletely contained,thentheodorisburnedaway inthebiogasengines. Thedigestedliquidcanbeland appliedwithlittleodor. Facilitiescanbelocatedclosertopopulatedareas(forshorter wastetransportdistances). Toobtainafarmpermitsomecommunitiesarenowrequiringa DVOdigesterforoptimalodorandpathogencontrol.

PATHOGENDESTRUCTION

Pathogenssuchasecoliandsalmonellaare

reducedinthedigestedwaste oftentothepoint ofundetectability.

Ananswertoconcernsabout spreadingraw,unprocessed farmwastesonfields ThisabilityispartlyduetoDVOs guaranteedhydraulicretentiontime. Unlikecompetitordesigns,everyunitof wasteisretainedinthevesselforaspecificamount oftime.Nothingisremovedtoosoon,ortoolate.

EPA AgStar Pathogen Evaluation:DVO

DIGESTER INFLUENT
PARAMETERS Fecal Streptococcus (col/g WWB) Fecal Coliform (col/g WWB) Total Phosphorous (mg/Kg WWB) Total Solids (%) Volatile Fatty Acids (mg/Kg WWB) 11/3/04 11/16/04 11/30/04 12/28/04 380,000,000 110,000,000 64,000,000 480,000,000 350,000,000 170,000,000 130,000,000 160,000,000 950 780 910 750 10.9 9.8 9.3 9.3 7,520 7,060 6,000 7,140

DIGESTER EFFLUENT
PARAMETERS Fecal Streptococcus (col/g WWB) Fecal Coliform (col/g WWB) Total Phosphorous (mg/Kg WWB) Total Solids (%) Volatile Fatty Acids (mg/Kg WWB)
% DWB = (mg/Kg DWB) / 10,000

11/3/04 8,700,000 660,000 780 6.4 300

mg/Kg = ppm

11/16/04 6,000,000 370,000 840 6.5 282

11/30/04 1,700,000 380,000 860 6.4 321

12/28/04 34,000,000 240,000 550 6.1 259

PERFORMANCE(dairy)

55 60%Methane(CO2 ~45%) Bydesign,GHDofferssuperiorbiologicaldegradationandthe

highestgasproductionvolumeforanygivenwastestream.For example: 3.1M3(110ft3)ofbiogas/cow/day 67kW/cow/day(FC,manureonly,NOsubstrates) Lowestparasiticload(energycostofoperation) <10%averageover90%ofgeneratedelectricityisavailable. ProvidesElectricityandHeat SmallAmountofH2S(15006000ppm)

REQUIREMENTSFORA SUCCESSFULDIGESTER
Guaranteedretentiontimefortheentirewastestream(for

higherefficiencyandpathogendestruction) Nostratificationofsolidsinvessel
Constanttemperature Fulldispersionofbacteriapopulation

Abilitytohandlemultiplewastestreams Abilitytohandleawiderangeofwastestreams,and

percentsolidsconcentration

DIGESTERSELECTION CRITERIA
Farmpracticaloperation Lowmaintenance CostperkWproduced kWproducedperunitofWaste Abilitytoacceptdifferent%solids Numberofsystemsinoperation(experience&trackrecord) Systemsparasiticload(%ofkWproduced) Qualityofseparatedsolids&liquideffluent Thirdpartydata/performanceverification

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