{"id":692,"date":"2009-11-27T16:50:09","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T19:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renewables.tantramar.ca\/en\/?p=692"},"modified":"2025-02-21T17:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T17:50:05","slug":"off-grid-learning-centre-south-branch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewablesnb.ca\/fr\/off-grid-learning-centre-south-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Off Grid Carbon Neutral Living at Interpretative Centre in Heron Wood- BE, PS, SE"},"content":{"rendered":"

L\u2019usine Laforge Holstein, aliment\u00e9e \u00e0 la biomasse, est install\u00e9e sur 1000 acres de terres et utilise des mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res biologiques comme des \u00e9pluchures de pommes de terre, des frites, de la p\u00e2te \u00e0 pizza et de la sauce tomate m\u00e9lang\u00e9es \u00e0 du fumier et des d\u00e9chets de graisse de poulet pour produire du biogaz par digestion (ou d\u00e9composition) ana\u00e9robie.<\/p>\n

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Le syst\u00e8me comprend deux r\u00e9servoirs de r\u00e9ception et de m\u00e9lange, qui contiennent des mati\u00e8res organiques. Le premier r\u00e9servoir sert de source d\u2019\u00e9nergie et le second, de source de prot\u00e9ines. Ces r\u00e9servoirs sont reli\u00e9s \u00e0 un biodigesteur, aliment\u00e9 \u00e0 un rythme r\u00e9gulier gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un programme informatique qui r\u00e8gle tout l\u2019\u00e9quipement.<\/p>\n

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Le taux id\u00e9al de pompage des mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res pour optimiser le captage du gaz et minimiser le gaspillage est de 4 m\u00e9trique cubique par heure pour le R\u00e9servoir 1 et de 8 m3 toutes les deux heures pour le R\u00e9servoir 2. Le biodigesteur est \u00e9quip\u00e9 d\u2019un agitateur qui favorise le mouvement des mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res et la cr\u00e9ation de gaz. Le liquide qui reste dans le biodigesteur s\u2019\u00e9coule dans un bassin (ou \u00e9tang) de r\u00e9tention et est ensuite utilis\u00e9 comme fertilisant.<\/p>\n

Pendant le processus de digestion ana\u00e9robie, les bact\u00e9ries lib\u00e8rent du m\u00e9thane. Celui-ci est capt\u00e9, puis achemin\u00e9 vers une g\u00e9n\u00e9ratrice, o\u00f9 il sert de combustible pour produire de l\u2019\u00e9lectricit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Cette installation est avantageuse sur le plan \u00e9conomique, parce que la biomasse utilis\u00e9e est gratuite. Et, dans ce cas-ci, la compagnie McCain fait elle aussi des \u00e9conomies, en r\u00e9duisant le co\u00fbt de transport de ses d\u00e9chets.<\/p>\n

La ferme laiti\u00e8re Laforge Holstein produit aussi quelque 2 200 litres de lait par jour, qui sont vendus aux fermes Northumberland et Baxter. Le fumier des vaches est recueilli pour acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer le processus de d\u00e9composition par les bact\u00e9ries dans le biodigesteur.<\/p>\n

Les propri\u00e9taires s\u2019attendent \u00e0 r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer le co\u00fbt du syst\u00e8me en dix ans.

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HeronWood Welcome Sign<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n

The owner has a vision of educating as many people as possible on environmental issues specifically to do with energy issues and energy independence. The owner is demonstrating that comfortable carbon neutral off-grid living is possible.<\/p>\n

The owner strongly recommends three things before going off-grid:<\/p>\n

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  1. Inform yourself beforehand of all aspects of this lifestyle.<\/li>\n
  2. Prepare to make lifestyle changes to accommodate the new way of living.<\/li>\n
  3. Finally make sure to shop around and get quotes from different companies for the equipment and the installations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The owner makes use of solar and biomass energy by having an array of photovoltaic solar panels that provide electricity, to cover all of his electrical needs, and a traditional cook stove to cook all of his meals, which also serves to heat his water through a series of copper coils attached to the woodstove. The water is the cycled through the copper tubes to a hot water storage tank.<\/p>\n

    Along with the biomass water heater he has four domestic hot water solar collectors to preheat the water in the learning center, and house.<\/p>\n

    The learning center is another building that is entirely separate from his house. It is a large facility and so it requires a significant amount of electricity to run it. The has done much of the work for himself and if not himself he has helped the groups who have had to come in for installation. There is a hot water stove demonstration installed in the interpretative center, which is spaciously layed out so that visitors can have a closer look at how the system functions.<\/p>\n

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    Contact us directly to schedule your visit<\/h2>\n

    No admission\/entrance fees: experience off-grid, carbon neutral living without compromise.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

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    781 East Branch Road
    \nSouth Branch NB<\/abbr> E4W 2K8<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/address>\n