Viridi Vitality (Viridi), a number one renewable pure gasoline (RNG) platform, has acquired a legacy biosolids digester plant in Brunswick, Maine within the US, with plans to rework the positioning into an industry-leading waste-to-RNG facility.
The ability will generate beneficial renewable vitality and assist energy the area people, provide a sustainable and cost-effective answer for managing biosolids, and help compliance with native laws aimed toward mitigating per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) contamination within the area, in keeping with the agency.
In reference to the acquisition, Casella Waste Techniques (Casella), a regional stable waste, recycling and useful resource administration providers firm, will handle feedstock assortment and supply logistics for an estimated 85,000 tons of biosolids per 12 months collected from a community of wastewater therapy vegetation.
At Viridi’s overhauled Brunswick facility, the biosolids will likely be remodeled, by way of anaerobic digestion, into sufficient vitality to warmth greater than 3,000 properties for a 12 months.
The ability may even provide electrical energy on to Brunswick Touchdown, the three,300-acre campus that includes greater than 1.6 million sq. ft of economic, industrial {and professional} workplace area that’s dwelling to each the Brunswick facility and greater than 160 different firms.
“Viridi continues to lead the industry with innovative solutions that help overcome challenges in both the waste management and energy sectors, and this project signals the team’s ongoing emphasis on diversifying our waste feedstocks and expanding our processing capabilities to meet growing renewable energy needs,” mentioned Dan Crouse, CEO of Viridi.
“We are excited to be working with Casella, whose established track record in successfully managing multifaceted waste streams will be pivotal to our success. Casella has been at the forefront of finding a sustainable solution to this issue since the law prohibiting land application of biosolids was enacted and has played a significant role in bringing this vital piece of infrastructure online.”
