Bio-diesel testing

McMinnville Electric System with support from DOE, TVA, Caterpillar, Am-gen, Phillips Sales and Services,Hugh Curtis Construction, and EmeraChem are conducting a test program in the summer of 2005 for bio-diesel generation of electricity with focus on emissions. The following pictures show various stages of the program. Additional pictures will follow as the project continues.

Layout and site preparation

Pouring pad for generator and 30000 gal tank

Setting the generator (6-1-05)

Unloading paralleling gear and sound enclosure prep (6-1-05)

Finish setting the sound enclosure (6-1-05)

Catalyst arrives 6-6-05

Catalyst setting behind generator

Ditching around catalyst and paralleling gear

Pulling wire from generator to paralleling gear

Connections, yokes up, load testing

Crews erecting exhaust piping

Cat ready, stacks ready, test equipment set-up

Load catalyst trays, running, sampling in rain

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