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Photo Gallery for July & August 2010 - Construction Begins

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Photos by Scott Weidkamp of Andgar and Holly Hinman of Whatcom Farm Friends.

Earth movers digging

Preparing the access road.

Earth movers digging

Preparing the access road.

Pouring concrete floor

The steel-reinforced floor of the digester tank, before pouring concrete.

Pouring concrete floor

The steel-reinforced floor of the digester tank, before pouring concrete.

Pouring concrete foundation

The floor of the influent reception pit, which will feed into the digester.

Building supports go up

The steel frame of the mechanical building, which will hold the
engine-generator and other equipment.

Going Vertical in early August!

Mechanical building

Jason Mitchell and Todd Andrews of Andgar install siding on the
mechanical building that will house the genset.

Siding goes up on mechanical building

Installing siding on the mechanical building.

Interior of mechanical building

The interior of the mechanical building.

 

Conduit for control wiring

Inside the mechanical building: conduit for the control wiring
comes up through the floor.

Supply and return piping for heat exchangers

Inside the mechanical building: Supply and return line
piping for the heat exchangers.

Setting concrete forms for vessel

The Swaggert Brothers set concrete forms for the south end
outer walls of the digester vessel.

Setting concrete forms for vessel

Setting concrete forms for the digester vessel.

Tying rebar for center walls

Tying rebar reinforcement for the center wall of the vessel.

 

Staged foam spray insulation

Spray foam insulation is staged and waiting for the
completion of the walls of the vessel.

Acid chamber

The "acid chamber", which is the entry point for fresh cow manure and other food waste inputs in the vessel. This is where it all starts.

 

 

 

 

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