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Anaerobic-digestion projects and wastewater co-digestion emerge as key paths to convert food waste to energy in New Jersey
Summary
Operators and recyclers told a legislative hearing that several large anaerobic-digestion projects are under development in New Jersey and that co-digestion at wastewater treatment plants could expand capacity quickly.
Speakers at the joint Senate and Assembly Environment and Energy hearing highlighted existing anaerobic-digestion (AD) operations and several large projects under development as pathways to increase food-waste processing and generate renewable energy.
Brian Blair, general manager of Trenton Renewables (Trenton Biogas), described his facility’s operations and said the plant is designed to produce roughly 27,000 megawatt-hours of electricity per year and employs about 35 people. Blair told the committees that facility lifecycle…
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