Dallas Zoo officials move forward on plan to turn animal droppings into power
5 November 2007
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Dallas Zoo officials are moving forward with a plan to turn animal droppings, cardboard and tree limbs into power for several buildings and irrigation for the zoo’s landscaping.
The waste, including Jenny and Keke’s elephant poop, will go into a biogas generator. The gas that is created will help with heating, water and electric power.
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Talks with BDS Technologies about the first phase of the project began more than a year ago. Zoo officials hope that the design phase is complete next year.
The project could cost up to $1 million. But Doug Dykman, the zoo’s deputy director of operations, said it should pay for itself within 10 years with the savings on trips to the landfill and in-house power.
The biogas generator would add oxygen to the waste and heat it to very high temperatures to create the gas.
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