Biogas is the most important power source we will have after peak oil. Biogas can bridge the problems that solar and wind power have, their availability. Biogas is the missing sustainability puzzle, especially small scale biogas. If you are interested in Biogas check Biogascentral.net, especially their Wiki.

the mud, the shit, and what you do for biogas

The mud, the shit

For demonstration of biogas systems we filled a bucket with duck shit and water from the local pond.

A puxin biogas plant foamed in

Puxin biogas digester

A puxin biogas plant foamed in

Biogas experts talking about a biogas plant

Discuss I

Biogas experts talking about a biogas plant.

A professor explaining a biogas plant to the audience

Biogas workshop II

A professor explaining a biogas plant to the audience.

TH Culhane explaining the Puxin biogas plant to biogas training course participants

Biogas workshop I

TH Culhane explaining the Puxin biogas plant to biogas training course participants.

Temperature sensing unit for a biogas plant

Biogas sensor board

Temperature sensing unit for a biogas plant

A biogas plant and a PVC storage bag in the basement of a house

Free energy comes from biogas

A biogas plant and a PVC storage bag in the basement of a house.

A view through a window into another world.

Wall cut

A view through a window into another world.

The escalators at Dupont Circle, Washington DC

the 7 states

In March 2016 Lumia and I travelled 7 US states. We were invited by Solar C³ITIES INC, a non-for-profit organization based in Pennsylvania.

a Finnish year

On the 25th of May 2016 I moved to Finland with my wife. We live on the countryside near the lovely small town Pälkäne.

Planting the seeds of sustainable living

oh my portugal

Visting Portugal / Tamera ecoVillage in September 2014 on invitation by Solar C³ities e.V. I joined the Blueprint, a group of like minded people…

to the north

from Germany to Denmark to Sweden to Finland - by train using a Interrail ticket.

A view from Tiger and Turtle

Ruhrpott Part Two - the night strikes back

Part two of the Ruhrpott Series. I visited Tiger and Turtle, helped a butterfly, opened the EmptySpace, and yes: I took a lots of sundown photos…

Surplus team during a site visit in Tamera

Portuguese days

In September 2017 I went to Portugal to meet with the Blueprint Alliance.

The empty counters at the airport of Faro, Portugal

into the blue

In April 2015 I went to Portugal for the 2nd Tameran Blueprint meeting.

A black board in front of a vegetarian restaurant in Dublin, Ireland

the blue flame tour

In 2014 I went to Ireland for protest, permaculture and biogas.