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Chewonki Biodiesel Facility
Our biodiesel facility cont. - the reactor, settling tanks, and wash tanks -
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Inside the Chewonki Biodiesel Facility
A bird's eye view of the Chewonki Biofuels Facility, where we make both ethanol and biodiesel. In...
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Ethanol Setup
Ethanol production - brewing barrels and still. You can also see our Carbon Cycle diagram painted on the floor.
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Student-made biodiesel
Julie, one of our Chewonki Semester Students, holds a jar of biodiesel which she made during our Renewable Energy class.
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Classroom Biodiesel
Biodiesel Trailer
Our portable biodiesel station - a diesel engine which runs on either petrol diesel or biodiesel, and a biodiesel burner - for demonstrations.
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Outdoor Classroom Tour
Biodiesel Filling Station
The finished biodiesel helps to power Chewonki's trucks and vans. This past season, we were able to produce and use roughly 1000 gallons.
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C3 Fuel
This is where it goes. . . C3 Fuel - Chewonki Climate Conscious - our diesel vehicles are run on biodiesel since 2001.
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The "Green Mantis"
We use this truck to pick up 55 gallon drums of vegetable oil from restaurants to convert into biodiesel. Not sure where the name came from. . .
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Geothermal System Demystified
The Chewonki Geothermal System - the heat pump is able to extract heat from the well water and dump...
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Peter Arnold with Heat Pump
Peter Arnold, the Sustainability Coodinator, showing off Chewonki's latest green technology.
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Heat Exchanger
Well water and freon flow past each other and exchange heat without physically touching. The heat is...
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Geothermal Installation
It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it - our future geothermal system - heat pump from Water...
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Data Logger
We use a HOBO U30 Data Logger to monitor several aspects of our geothermal system's performance and to generate the live data feed on our website.
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Finished Installation
The gentlemen of Midcoast Energy Systems after installing our heat pump and hydronic tank.
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Fuel Cells
Our three 1kW fuel cells switch on when the building's grid power is cut. They will run the vital...
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Uploaded on Dec 15, 2009
Electrolyzer Pressure Gauge
Our advanced electrolyzer operates at 2500 psi, negating the need for an expensive hydrogen compressor.
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Uploaded on Dec 15, 2009
Chewonki Biodiesel
Chewonki's Geothermal System
Chewonki Hydrogen
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