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Deborah, how is your project going? Below is a post of my own:
I am looking for information about ways to use draft animals to generate electricity.

Third world countries are using using anaerobic digesters to convert manure into methane and carbon dioxide gas. The the mixed gasses are run under pressure, the water absorbs the CO2, freeing up the methane. This CO2 rich water is then used to grow algae that can be used for feed or to turn into biofuel.
http://www.riverdeep.net/current/200…cowpower.jhtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogas

I’ve heard rumors that farmers have found ways to use the heat from composted manure to generate electricity as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_effect
http://www.electrochem.org/dl/interf…l08_p54-56.pdf

Since oxen have been turning grist mills for centuries, it seems possible that they can turn generators as well. One wild idea I heard was to hook up some oxen to an electric hybrid, and let them pull the vehicle to charge up the batteries. The stored energy could be used to help with sharp inclines, or the driver could hitch his team to a post and zip around town on oxen electric.
http://www.draftanimalpower.com/show…ng-Electricity

http://www.draftanimalpower.com/showthread.php?5057-Draft-Power-Electric&p=33050#post33050

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