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Show ELECTRICAL POWER FROM PEAT. Ireland's Bogs Likely to Prove 8ource of Vast Wealth. From peat to electrical power is the story of a new enterprise in Ireland. The scheme Is to erect a central station sta-tion upon the Grand canal, about 24 miles from Dublin, to produce blast furnace fur-nace gas frrom the peat which will drive huge gas engines, these in turn propelling pro-pelling electric generators of sufficient capacity to furnish electrical energy over Kings county and Klldare. The process to be exploited Is that of a German Inventor, whose large factory near Munich has been operating successfully suc-cessfully for about two years. Peat containing as much, as 50 per cent, moisture can be used satisfactorily, the moisture becoming an essential ingredient of the water gas and pro-venting pro-venting too rapid combustion. An elaborate plant is to bo Installed for by-products, such as 'sulphate of ammonia, am-monia, tars, and tar oils, etc., which In themselves are of appreciable commercial value. In the German factory fac-tory the process Is of & dual nature. Peat from which 75 per cent, of the moisture can be evaporated Is converted con-verted into peat coke, which Is used as a fuel In the German navy and many Industrial concerns, while the raw material, which retains half Its moisture, Is for producing the gas from which the by-products are extracted. |