Scheduled to open at Calgren Renewable Fuels on 30 September 2014, the Two-Stage Mixed Plug Flow digester is the state’s only next-generation anaerobic digester and the company’s first installation in the region.
Built by Andgar, the cost effective and reliable two-stage mixed plug flow anaerobic digester can hold approximately 1,400,000 gallons of manure and organic waste.
About 55,000 gallons of solid and liquid waste from Four J Farm Dairy, a nearby dairy farm with approximately 2,000 head of cattle, will be delivered to the digester every day.
DVO owner and founder Steve Dvorak said: "The Calgren facility and Four J Farm Dairy will not be the only ones to benefit from the addition of DVO’s anaerobic digester."
"Our digesters reduce the environmental impact from farm waste greenhouse gas emissions by over 90%, pathogens in the digested waste are greatly reduced, often to the point of non-detection, and up to 97% odour reduction is achieved as biogas is burned."
