DB—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 24,1982
Martin
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shown with 15 KW generating unit which his squirrel cage-type motor, which helps to make
company has built for dairy operation in New it cost effective for agricultural operations.
York state. The generator, which can be
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"The generator is now no longer
the major factor in a methane
system,” Martin said.
"While other improvements will
likely come, the basic bugs are
now out of the generator and it is
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“What is needed now is more
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colleges and universities on the
methane portion of the system to
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