SUPER MULCH compost water heater compost geothermal decomposition

This is a huge pile of free mulch for composting that the tree cutters give way for free! It is excellent fill, breaks down rapidly and produces beautiful rich soil. One pile releases several thousand BTU's of heat over the decomposition process.

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[AmericanConcrete]

Why not run water lines though land fills then?

[csreeves]

Neat, can you say "Jean Pain"?!

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

[2JobsStillPoorUSA]

This past august I was in "wallyworld" and they had this huge bin of corn on the cob.  The center of it was putting off heat. Needless to say I didn't buy that corn, as it was already composting.

[Teddybearcop48]

Thanks

[grandmastermicochero]

how long did this pile continue to produce heat??

[jone3333333333]

you can used that for power by useing a Peltier cooler.

[cchanderson]

@AmericanConcrete Because we are stupid.

[kleinpikkewyn]

This is incredible. Looking at ideas for a project in Africa. This could come in very handy. Any idea what the addition of chicken manure would do?

[SaveDurban]

@RobC532 Yes, I have seem them lining it with thick plastic, I thinks its cos of leaching bad water into the earth.?. They are taking Gas off it in Durban though.

[MrKevMan]

When a compost gets too dry and too hot, it can catch fire. Compost heat is such an ignored resource.

[MrKevMan]

@swizzlecheeks

Dig below the frost line. Layer lots of greens and some browns for several inches, then cover with browns. If you keep that covered with a black tarp, it should keep things warm.

To create pressure, raise the tank above the mist heads with the smallest outlet to feed the heads as possible. The narrower the tank, the more pressure will be exuded upon the bottom where the outlet is.

[Frosttty]

@AmericanConcrete I've crawled into some hot holes...