DIY Biogas (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781736290231)

Make and use your own homemade natural gas from food scraps, garden trimmings, and animal waste!

DIY Biogas presents the practical information you need to craft a recipe for your own renewable natural gas and propane substitute.

Complete plans and parts lists are provided to build two different biogas digesters that help you learn, understand, and grow your biogas operation. With this hands-on, minds-on guide, you'll gain the knowledge you need to convert waste into energy. Whether you're looking for a unique science experiment or want to cook meals with your own backyard biogas, this book is the best place to start!

With fuel prices and scarcity on the rise, it's time to re-learn how to meet our own energy needs and balance the energy inequity equation. Start harvesting and using local, renewable energy resources today!

Paul Scheckel is a professional efficiency and renewable energy consultant, and a hands-on-off-grid homesteader. Having appeared twice on Ask This Old House, he is the author of The Homeowner's Energy Handbook and a frequent contributor to Mother Earth News magazine where he writes about energy efficiency, renewable energy, and the off-grid lifestyle. Paul has been using and promoting homemade biogas since 2013 through workshops and media. Information presented in this book is based on science and hands-on experience.