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June 23, 2005 |
"With our first-mover advantage in producing biofuels from
agricultural waste management processes, we hope to continue leading the way in
the growing market for green energy."
- Kam Tejwani, president and chief executive officer, Environmental Power
Corporation.
The facility has been designed and constructed by Microgy, Inc.,
Environmental Power's principal operating subsidiary. The facility is believed
by Microgy to produce substantially more electricity from a given quantity of
animal and organic wastes than any other anaerobic digester system built for
commercial purposes in the United States.
The facility is the first installed in the United States utilizing a proven
Danish technology licensed exclusively to Microgy for deployment in North
America. The system is projected to generate approximately 6.5 million kWh
annually from the waste of about 800 milk cows, an output that is sufficient to
supply approximately 600 homes.
"With our first-mover advantage in producing biofuels from agricultural
waste management processes, we hope to continue leading the way in the growing
market for green energy," said Kam Tejwani, president and chief executive
officer, Environmental Power Corporation.
In addition to producing renewable energy, anaerobic digesters are recognized as
a solution to environmental and regulatory compliance issues related to animal
waste disposal. Microgy's system can help farmers reduce ground and surface
water pollution and minimize odors while freeing land for increased herd sizes,
which is expected to help lower farm operation and maintenance costs. Anaerobic
digesters also produce residual byproducts, including compost, bedding materials
and pollution management credits that can serve as additional sources of
revenue.
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