Apparatus and methods for generating electricity from composting

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9997978
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15096052

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One feature pertains to an apparatus that includes a segmented collector region, a hollow tower, and one or more turbines. The segmented collector region includes a plurality of sectors each capable of receiving compostable matter that heats air within the sectors as the compostable matter composts. The hollow tower includes a first end and a second end, where the first end of the hollow tower is coupled to the segmented collector region to allow airflows from the heated air in the plurality of sectors to flow from the plurality of sectors to the first end of the tower and then rise up through the hollow tower to the second end of the tower. The one or more turbines are positioned in a path of at least one of the airflows to generate electricity.

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Hovakimian, Henry Whittier, US 3 275

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