Page 16 RAIN December 1976 Los Angeles Sewage Treatment Plant, for info write: Hyperion Treatment Plant 12000 Vista del Mar Playa Del Rey, CA 90291 , Built in 1942, 18 digesters each 100' in diameter produce a total of 5 million cu. .ft. of methane gas daily. 2.5 Mcf runs the plant, the other 2. 5 Mcf runs gas turbines which produce electricity at the public utility located nextrto it. Its fertilizer plant, at which dried digester sludge wa~ bagged and sold to nearby farms, is no longer operational although all equipment is intact. A free pamphlet is available. ' Bio-Gas Plant: Generating Methane from Organic Waste, 70 pp., 1973, $5 plus overseas postage from: Gobar Gas Research Station Ajitmal Etawah (U.P.) INDIA Ram Bux Singh and his associates document plans for above- and below-ground, heated and unheated, single- and dualstage digesters. Performance data on these options is not presented. "Fuel Gas Production from Solid Waste," by D. L. Wise, et. al., in BioTechnology ·and Bio-Engineering journal, Symposium No. 5, pp. 285301, 1975, $75/yr. from: Elmer L. Gadden, Jr., Editor Biotechnologya nd Bioengineering Interscience Publishers Div. of John Wiley & Sons 605 3rd Ave. New York, NY 10016 A survey of who is doing what, where with solid methane-to-methane on the municipal level, in another journal which covers the bioconversion field. Study of Current and Proposed Practices in Animal Waste Management, by Whetstone, Parker and Wells, Environmental Protection Agency Report No. 430/9-74-003, January 1974 from: Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 1162 publications are abstracted which deal with all aspects of animal waste utilization and/or disposal. About 30 deal directly witl::t methane. Other subjects include algae cultur1ng, composting, conventional sewage treatment; fish· culture, lag<;>ons, pathog.eos and refeeding of manure. , ~11"1 . ,, ~~~,, ~" "Production and Use of Methane from Animal Wastes in Taiwan," by Chung Po, in International Biomass Energy Proceedings (see ACCESS section), or write: ·' Dept. of Animal Science National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan Chung Po has helped build over 7500 digesters in Taiwan with 3000 gal. ' capacity and .3 digestion chambers with floating covers, each costing about $150. Growing algae on the effluent is also explained. - Lee J oh'}son SOLAR ENERGY "Designing the Solar-Tempered Home," by Eugene Eccli, in Low-Cost Energy Efficient Shelter, pp. 257-287, 1976, $10.95 from .. Rodale Press Emmaus:· PA 18049 In,cludes de's'igns for adju·stahle solar shade overhangs, solar window constr:uc- ~ion, moving carpeting, interior masonry walls for thermal mass, 'including modifications td,existing ho'rnes. l' ~ ' . Solar Heating Guide, by Nor~a-n B. Saunders, 'J 976, 16 pp.., SOil from: Experimental Manor Sunshine Circle, 15 Eliis Rd.. Weston, MA 02193 · · Item lA-75209. An excellent, conversationally-written introduction, based on the au~hor's experience and experi- ~ents, including the desigry ofhis now 14-year-~ld direct solar horne. · Solar-Heated Buildings: A Brief Suroey, by William A. Shurcliff, $9 if check enclosed; $11 otherwise (add $1 for first class shipment), from: . William A. Shurcliff 19 Appleton St. Cambridge, MA 02.138 Now in its 12th edition., updated about every 6 months, this compreh~nsive survey of indirect and dire~t solar. applications includes descriptions of 17 such direct-solar buildings as St. George's I ,I .. School (England), the Odeillo Houses ·· .,<~; (France), Poi~te Bl~ue (Cana,da); Law~ ' ra'nce (Australia), Kruschke ~U.S.), · Terry (U.S.), Wright (U.S.), Mudd (U.S.), Dasb'urg (U.S.), Baer (U.S.), Kelbaugh. (U.S.), Tyrrell (U.S.), Croft (U.S.), Saunders (U.S.), Lasar (U:S.), Aspen (U.S.), Hay (U.S.) and Cl~veland (U.S.). Drum Wall Plans, by Steve Baer, $5 from: Zomeworks P.O. Box 712 Albuquerque, NM 87103 How to install and operate a water-mass south wall. Includes materials list and instructions. Ask for product-publication price list. "Headwall" by David Harrison in Solar Energy, vol. l7, no. 5, Nov. 1975-. ~. ' . Descriptio~. bf normal and possible system configurations, BTU energy and dollar cost-savings relative to singleand double-glazing and overall economics of blowing bean-bag polystyrene beads between two sheets of glass to insulate at night. A Zomeworks product (see "D'rumwall Plans" in How-To section for address). Sunworld, quarterly, $12/year, $3.50 single copy to non-members of the ",, International Solar Energy Society from,:. ; SUNWORLD-'ISES 320 Vassar Ave. Berkeley, CA 94708 First July. '76 issue contained Harold SKYTHERM Hay's article on ancient and modern direct solar technology. , Watch for increasing coverage of direct solar design and ,engineering. Free to ISES members. and Sunpaper: Newsletter & Journal ofthe N.M. Solar Energy Ass'oc., $10/year ·P.O. Box 2004 Santa Fe, NM 87501 '• 'll These are the two 1periodicals to wat~h t '' for best and most up-to-date direct-solar coverage. As for Sur?paper, well, most of America's direct-solar pioneers and experts live and \¥Ork i~ _New Mexico and belong to NMS~A. Solar Engineering Magazine, free to qualifying solar professionals, $10/yr. for 12 issues to all others, from: Solar Engineering Magazine 8435 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 880 Dallas, TX 75'247 Although indirect (~ctive) solar systems are presently em.phasized, this is the best place to look for the few direct solar components now on the market, since it is the only solar mag with reader service cards for easy access to product information. -Lee Johnson
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