In March, Pixley Biogas was awarded a $4.6m grant by the California Energy Commission (CEC) for the digester that will be constructed adjacent to the existing Calgren Renewable Fuels Biorefinery. The biogas generated by the digester will be used to reduce natural gas consumption at the ethanol production facility, and consistent, cost-effective removal of H2S from the biogas stream is necessary for the success of the project.
Calgren Renewable Fuels (Calgren) supplies bio-fuels, distillers’ grains and extracted oil to California customers. The Calgren biorefinery is one of the most energy efficient in the US.
By making its own biogas fuel from other companies’ waste, the Pixley Biogas project will allow Calgren to further reduce its carbon footprint while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions that would otherwise have been emitted from traditional disposal of the waste feedstocks.
"We are pleased to be part of this impressive and trend-setting biogas project. While MV’s initial portion of the project is not large, less than $200,000, this award and others in similar applications demonstrate that our extremely cost-effective H2SPlus™ solutions will continue to play an important role in the fast growing renewable fuels market," said John Jenkins, President of MV.
"This contract also demonstrates that our recent, nationwide marketing efforts to grow our technology divisions are starting to pay off," added J. John Combs III, CEO and Chairman of SEER. "We are all very proud of the performance of our MV Technology division and to be a part of California’s growing renewable fuels program."
