Jean Pain - English - Part 1

Jean Pain - A french innovator who developed a compost based bio energy system that produced 100% of his energy needs. He heated water to 60 degrees celsius at a rate of 4 litres a minute which he used for washing and heating. He also distilled enough methane to run an electricity generator, cooking elements, and power his truck. This method of creating usable energy from composting materials has come to be known as Jean Pain Composting, or the Jean Pain Method.

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[SONJEE]

ok, is there anyone else here who feels that this man died young? I would not be surprised if he met an untimely death by the hands of those who stood the chance to lose a lot if this info got out. What a loss but what a wonderful gift given to us who use Youtube to gain knowledge. Be well all and Namaste.

[ozricbish]

This is amazing !! I can't believe that local councils (UK) are not devising these on a large scale in light of peak oil...it is such a better answer than growing rapeseed for biomass...surely quick growing willow coppices would be ideal for this type energy extraction from composting. How feasible is it for a town garden, anyone any ideas?

[toyzalife]

it's my grandfather !

[BobbyJackBland]

I first heard of Jean Pain in an article in Mother Earth News, not sure which year or issue but any body could order a copy, i beleive he was an innovator using what he had in a sustainable way. Im glad someone tookmthe time to post these videos. I believe that everyone can find a way in their own environment, to make less of an impact on there carbon footprint as Jean did we just have to think outside the box.

[joninio58]

yes, he died young - of bladder cancer. No conspiracy here.

[Sara Harding]

I think this is an appropriate technology for that region. Where I live the shrubbery grows a lot faster than eight years because of a warmer, more humid climate, so it would be very suitable in my bioregion. By contrast, a desert area could harvest more solar energy, a windy area more wind power, etc.

[cadfael9798]

Yes Johnny, watch pt.2 and you'll see just how efficient the whole process really is!

@polylingue did you not see the wee compressor just at the beginning?

There are many more examples of this amazingly simple technology at work on here!!

ENJOY!

[Laur Laurentiu]

yea but if all of us will start to use wood...iti will not be enough..and will start damage the ecosistem again...

[darthvader5300]

There are large parts of the world where nothing can grow except survivor plants and plants like the black saxual and white saxual and ailanthus altissima and acacia auriculiformis and others can grow on such non-agricultural lands. The heat generated by composting can be used to run a series of low temperature and low pressure ammonia gas turbine generators while at the same time producing compost to be returned to these man-made forests.

[danfromabove]

You don't need to burn books if people dont want to read.

[Topazman12]

Think about this. The government is putting efforts to hide all this.

[polylingue]

My one and only question is how in the hell did he pressurize the methane in order for his little car to run?