FarmPower has built and is now operating an anaerobic digester in the Skagit Valley near Mount Vernon, Washington. The digester is between two dairy farms and captures manure to generate methane gas which will be used to generate electricity which will be purchased by Puget Sound Energy. Fertilizer and animal bedding materials are important by-products. The digester went on line on August 28, 2009. Andgar Corporation of Ferndale Washington is the general contractor. For information see www.farmpower.com or email: FarmPowerNW@gmail.com. For the pictorial history of construction, click on "Agriculture & Energy" and select "Construction History at Rexville." http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000330/625853961_q2Wjr-Ti.jpg http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/gallery/6801730_M7Bzp/ 2009-09-01T08:17:34Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a> </p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#625853961_q2Wjr" title="Bob Raymond's photo"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000330/625853961_q2Wjr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bob Raymond's photo" title="Bob Raymond's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:38:28Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000330/625853961_q2Wjr-Th.jpg 2009-08-19 13:38:14 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />FIRST, A LOOK AT THE SITE ON DAY 10.</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#452388562_NCY6K" title="FIRST, A LOOK AT THE SITE ON DAY 10."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/1000253/452388562_NCY6K-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="FIRST, A LOOK AT THE SITE ON DAY 10." title="FIRST, A LOOK AT THE SITE ON DAY 10." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:38:28Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/1000253/452388562_NCY6K-Th-1.jpg 2008-12-04 12:25:10 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 277: August 28. Generator fired up and producing electricity to the grid. Kevin and Daryl Maas point to the display showing the Kwh being produced. The generator was started at a low ...</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#633068941_3RzB5" title="Day 277: August 28. Generator fired up and producing electricity to the grid. Kevin and Daryl Maas point to the display showing the Kwh being produced. The generator was started at a low ..."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000371/633068941_3RzB5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 277: August 28. Generator fired up and producing electricity to the grid. Kevin and Daryl Maas point to the display showing the Kwh being produced. The generator was started at a low ..." title="Day 277: August 28. Generator fired up and producing electricity to the grid. Kevin and Daryl Maas point to the display showing the Kwh being produced. The generator was started at a low ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:38:28Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000371/633068941_3RzB5-Th.jpg 2009-08-28 18:33:41 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a> </p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636925434_HhfB5" title="Bob Raymond's photo"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000383/636925434_HhfB5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bob Raymond's photo" title="Bob Raymond's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:38:33Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000383/636925434_HhfB5-Th.jpg 2009-08-29 10:27:11 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 280: August 31. Liquids from the end of the digester process and after the fiber has been removed pour back into the holding tank. This will be pumped back to the two dairies for use o ...</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636927656_gWtAz" title="Day 280: August 31. Liquids from the end of the digester process and after the fiber has been removed pour back into the holding tank. This will be pumped back to the two dairies for use o ..."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000391/636927656_gWtAz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 280: August 31. Liquids from the end of the digester process and after the fiber has been removed pour back into the holding tank. This will be pumped back to the two dairies for use o ..." title="Day 280: August 31. Liquids from the end of the digester process and after the fiber has been removed pour back into the holding tank. This will be pumped back to the two dairies for use o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:44:05Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000391/636927656_gWtAz-Th.jpg 2009-08-31 13:32:09 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 276: August 27, 2009. Manure from the two farms flows into the central reception pit and then into the digester.</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#632421754_MGMfr" title="Day 276: August 27, 2009. Manure from the two farms flows into the central reception pit and then into the digester."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000348/632421754_MGMfr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 276: August 27, 2009. Manure from the two farms flows into the central reception pit and then into the digester." title="Day 276: August 27, 2009. Manure from the two farms flows into the central reception pit and then into the digester." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:38:33Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000348/632421754_MGMfr-Th.jpg 2009-08-27 14:08:46 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 280: August 31. Recently delivered whey at the substrate reception pit.</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636928818_6AT6q" title="Day 280: August 31. Recently delivered whey at the substrate reception pit."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000394/636928818_6AT6q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 280: August 31. Recently delivered whey at the substrate reception pit." title="Day 280: August 31. Recently delivered whey at the substrate reception pit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:43:25Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000394/636928818_6AT6q-Th.jpg 2009-08-31 15:23:01 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 280: August 31. Hydro-seeding all around all side of the digester. Using fiber as the hydro-seeding medium</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636927945_DFdBs" title="Day 280: August 31. Hydro-seeding all around all side of the digester. Using fiber as the hydro-seeding medium"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000392/636927945_DFdBs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 280: August 31. Hydro-seeding all around all side of the digester. Using fiber as the hydro-seeding medium" title="Day 280: August 31. Hydro-seeding all around all side of the digester. Using fiber as the hydro-seeding medium" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:45:13Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000392/636927945_DFdBs-Th.jpg 2009-08-31 13:35:15 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 280: August 31. Manure at the end of its cycle through the digester passes through the separator. The fiber then goes through a press onto a conveyor and is dumped into a truck.</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636926723_a3fzA" title="Day 280: August 31. Manure at the end of its cycle through the digester passes through the separator. The fiber then goes through a press onto a conveyor and is dumped into a truck."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000388/636926723_a3fzA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 280: August 31. Manure at the end of its cycle through the digester passes through the separator. The fiber then goes through a press onto a conveyor and is dumped into a truck." title="Day 280: August 31. Manure at the end of its cycle through the digester passes through the separator. The fiber then goes through a press onto a conveyor and is dumped into a truck." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:46:39Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000388/636926723_a3fzA-Th.jpg 2009-08-31 13:31:18 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 280: August 31. Manure pouring into the central pit from Harmony Dairy and at the same time the flexible tube to the right of the incoming stream is full indicating it is uploading manur ...</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636926345_4FPSw" title="Day 280: August 31. Manure pouring into the central pit from Harmony Dairy and at the same time the flexible tube to the right of the incoming stream is full indicating it is uploading manur ..."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000387/636926345_4FPSw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 280: August 31. Manure pouring into the central pit from Harmony Dairy and at the same time the flexible tube to the right of the incoming stream is full indicating it is uploading manur ..." title="Day 280: August 31. Manure pouring into the central pit from Harmony Dairy and at the same time the flexible tube to the right of the incoming stream is full indicating it is uploading manur ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:48:22Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000387/636926345_4FPSw-Th.jpg 2009-08-30 14:15:15 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a> </p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636928443_CgQz6" title="Bob Raymond's photo"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000393/636928443_CgQz6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bob Raymond's photo" title="Bob Raymond's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:39:07Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000393/636928443_CgQz6-Th.jpg 2009-08-31 13:47:21 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 276: August 27. A wheelbarrow full of fiber product from the Rexville digester.</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#632395791_wsk8g" title="Day 276: August 27. A wheelbarrow full of fiber product from the Rexville digester."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000351/632395791_wsk8g-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 276: August 27. A wheelbarrow full of fiber product from the Rexville digester." title="Day 276: August 27. A wheelbarrow full of fiber product from the Rexville digester." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:39:07Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000351/632395791_wsk8g-Th.jpg 2009-08-27 14:10:04 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 264: August 21. Flaring takes place while the digester is producing (large quantities of gas) and during final steps in preparation of the generator.</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#626867526_4XNjz" title="Day 264: August 21. Flaring takes place while the digester is producing (large quantities of gas) and during final steps in preparation of the generator."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000340/626867526_4XNjz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 264: August 21. Flaring takes place while the digester is producing (large quantities of gas) and during final steps in preparation of the generator." title="Day 264: August 21. Flaring takes place while the digester is producing (large quantities of gas) and during final steps in preparation of the generator." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:39:07Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000340/626867526_4XNjz-Th.jpg 2009-08-21 22:16:04 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 280: August 1. No flaring at this point as generator is taking up to 200 CF/M of gas and generating up to 750Kw</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636923834_b97fS" title="Day 280: August 1. No flaring at this point as generator is taking up to 200 CF/M of gas and generating up to 750Kw"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000379/636923834_b97fS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 280: August 1. No flaring at this point as generator is taking up to 200 CF/M of gas and generating up to 750Kw" title="Day 280: August 1. No flaring at this point as generator is taking up to 200 CF/M of gas and generating up to 750Kw" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:39:07Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000379/636923834_b97fS-Th.jpg 2009-08-29 10:21:47 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a> </p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#579620155_Nkt6a" title="Bob Raymond's photo"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000143/579620155_Nkt6a-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bob Raymond's photo" title="Bob Raymond's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:53:32Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000143/579620155_Nkt6a-Th.jpg 2009-06-26 13:57:07 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 219: An old power pole (short) and a new, taller pole on Beavermarsh Road. Puget Sound Energy is upgrading the electrical lines from the digester to Calhoun to accommodate the digester' ...</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#579661688_jhbBd" title="Day 219: An old power pole (short) and a new, taller pole on Beavermarsh Road. Puget Sound Energy is upgrading the electrical lines from the digester to Calhoun to accommodate the digester' ..."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000153/579661688_jhbBd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 219: An old power pole (short) and a new, taller pole on Beavermarsh Road. Puget Sound Energy is upgrading the electrical lines from the digester to Calhoun to accommodate the digester' ..." title="Day 219: An old power pole (short) and a new, taller pole on Beavermarsh Road. Puget Sound Energy is upgrading the electrical lines from the digester to Calhoun to accommodate the digester' ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:53:32Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000153/579661688_jhbBd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a><br />Day 187: Digester Tour. Daryl leads discussion outside of Mechanical Building, in the area that will be occupied by the belt press.</p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#552034905_ajFgu" title="Day 187: Digester Tour. Daryl leads discussion outside of Mechanical Building, in the area that will be occupied by the belt press."><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/006/552034905_ajFgu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day 187: Digester Tour. Daryl leads discussion outside of Mechanical Building, in the area that will be occupied by the belt press." title="Day 187: Digester Tour. Daryl leads discussion outside of Mechanical Building, in the area that will be occupied by the belt press." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:53:32Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/006/552034905_ajFgu-Th.jpg 2009-05-30 10:56:46 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a> </p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636925710_DFome" title="Bob Raymond's photo"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000384/636925710_DFome-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bob Raymond's photo" title="Bob Raymond's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:53:32Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000384/636925710_DFome-Th.jpg 2009-08-30 14:01:22 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a> </p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636925083_C3ipJ" title="Bob Raymond's photo"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000382/636925083_C3ipJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bob Raymond's photo" title="Bob Raymond's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:53:32Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000382/636925083_C3ipJ-Th.jpg 2009-08-29 10:25:03 <p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com">Bob Raymond</a> </p><p><a href="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/6801730_M7Bzp#636927279_qDWhi" title="Bob Raymond's photo"><img src="http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000390/636927279_qDWhi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Bob Raymond's photo" title="Bob Raymond's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-09-01T08:53:32Z Bob Raymond http://broflcwa.smugmug.com http://broflcwa.smugmug.com/Agriculture-Energy/Rexville-Digester-Now/P1000390/636927279_qDWhi-Th.jpg 2009-08-31 13:31:50