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Economic Feasibility Of Installing An Anaerobic Digester On A Department Of Defense Installation, Russell A. Strange Mar 2010

Economic Feasibility Of Installing An Anaerobic Digester On A Department Of Defense Installation, Russell A. Strange

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Improving technology has made anaerobic digestion a viable method for disposing of organic waste and creating alternative energy. The purpose of this research was to examine the feasibility of installing an anaerobic digester on a Department of Defense installation, and measure its contribution to the execution of Executive Order 13423. A present worth equation was derived in accordance with 10 Code of Federal Regulations 436 expressing viable costs and benefits of an anaerobic digester. A case study of Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) was then presented using the derived equation and operational data from functional digesters in the Ohio …