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BioCycle Anaerobic Digest Announces UW Oshkosh Commissioning

BioCycle Anaerobic Digest Announces UW Oshkosh Commissioning

- June 17th, 2011

BioCycle, the premier magazine on composting, organics recycling, and renewable energy, issued an update on the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh AD system in their June 2011 issue.  The piece reads as follows.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin
DRY FERMENTATION SYSTEM STARTS COMMISSIONING
An 8,000 tons/year dry fermentation anaerobic digestion system is undergoing commissioning (primarily equipment testing) following a dedication ceremony in mid-May. Actual loading of the units with food waste and yard trimmings is anticipated in late July. The facility, located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, was designed and constructed by BIOFerm Energy Systems. The university owns the facility, which is projected to provide the campus with 8 percent of its electricity needs. A combined heat and power unit supplied by 2G Cenergy (370 kW cogeneration unit) will generate about 2.3 million kWh annually. The 7,900 MMbtu of thermal energy will be used to heat adjacent buildings. The project was funded in part by grants from Wisconsin Focus on Energy and the federal government.

After 28 days in the fermenters, material will be transported to a commercial composting site. Feedstocks for the digester will come from campus dining halls and landscaping trimmings, as well as from the city of Oshkosh.

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