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Power Generation

34 min • 7 september 2021

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Power from cheese & mayo (biogas)

https://epa.gov/anaerobic-digestion/basic-information-about-anaerobic-digestion-ad

https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-biogasconverting-waste-to-energy

https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.5021214#:~:text=It%20is%20wellknown%20that%20the,well%20%5B5%2D7%5D

https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/

https://statenews.com/article/2017/04/msu-uses-mayonnaise-anaerobic-digester

Sensorfish for dams

https://www.pnnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=1046