Eva ten Velden
Minutes Visit PK Abattoir 10-11-2015
Attendees
Gerrit Oelofse(Abatoire manager)
Roxanne Goemans
Yonis le Grand
Location & Time
Devon, 14:00-15:00 , 10-11-2015
Document
This document
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Inquiries on supply
The conversation started with an inquiry on the amount of biomass can be supplied.
The following was noted:
Slaughter:
- 1000-1400 cattle were slaughtered per week
- In December a peak will be reached of 7000 cattle during the entire month
- Lowest slaughter=800/week
Condemned material (potential biomass) (specific list not noted)
- Carcas 0.7% of total weight
- Blood 3.25%
- Stomach 3.8%-9.4%
Heavy cows weigh 400-600 kg
A total condemned mass of 2.5-4 tons a day was estimated
1000-1500 liter of water is used per animal per day
Gerrit promised to send an e-mail with specifics
Gerrit had plans for a biodigester
Roxanne asked how Gerrit came up on his plans for the bio digester. Was he approached by a company? How did he get the idea?
Gerrit first heard of biogas technology at a conference of the red meat abattoirs association. He had the idea 2 years ago. A partner in (? Abatoire) wanted to cooperate. Gerrit is convinced that biogas is the future, and the best way to deal with his waste, solve the power shortage. Gerrit may be open to collaboration with Takatso, but he definitely wants to build his own digester in the future.
Inquiry on power use
The abattoir, like most businesses in SA, suffers under the power shedding policy of Eskom. They have their own back-up generator consisting of two v8 diesel engines which consume 200-280 l a day and have a power output of 300 kwh (unsure if this is for each or just one). The cost is 5850 rand per day. E-mail Gerrit for specifics
The waste is now brought to a rendering plant 80 km away.
Future steps:
Receive e-mail with specifics
Set up meeting with takatso