Re: DIG-L: The current discussion

[Brian Smyla <ssg@vnet.net>]

Jim Groman wrote:

> Just a few notes on the current discussion.
>
> 1) We are not unwashed masses and I resent the implications.
>

Jim, I think you missed the point of my post.  Please read the entire
thread and you will see that I was responding to a suggestion that we
try to educate the general population about the benefits of AD.  My
point was that the majority of people in the US are, in fact not
interested in learning something new unless it puts money in their
pocket or has something to do with sex.  I say this because I deal with
them every day.  My intent was not to insult.  Unless of course you
watch jerry springer, then you'd fit into the unwashed masses
category... ;-)

>
> 2) AD is in wide use and acceptance in the U.S.  We may not have a lot of small units but I would be willing tto bet our digestion capacity is much higher than anywhere else in the world.  Our use of anaerobic
> digestion tends to be in large scale municipal plants, although there are smaller scale commercial plants, and a tendency towards building more.  During the '70's small scale farm digesters were being promoted in the
> midwestern U.S., but after a number of accidents involving biogas due to its flammabilty (which by the way, I have never seen anybodyin this group show any cocern about the flammable nature), many farmers were
> reluctant to use this technology.
>

I was not aware of the extent of the digestion capacity of the US.
Perhaps you can direct me to some resources that I can use to locate
these large scale municipal plants?  I'm also interested in learning
about commercial organizations that build and install some of the
smaller scale plants as well.

>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jim Groman
> Inside Sales Manager
> Vapor Product Manager
> Varec Vapor Control Inc.
> 714-229-3230 Phone
> 714-952-2701 Fax
>

Jim, I visited your web site at http://www.varec.com, and I'm impressed
with the equipment that you have available.  Please add single lot
pricing to your online product 'catalog' so that I can determine if your
company's equipment will be suitable for any of the small digesters that
I'm considering building.  Thanks!

-brian


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