California Plant Boosts Biogas and Heads Toward Net Zero Energy

A California treatment plant joins a US Department of Energy program, expands its cogeneration system and makes progress toward net zero energy.
California Plant Boosts Biogas and Heads Toward Net Zero Energy
A formerly decommissioned anaerobic digester was retrofitted and equipped with an Omnivore recuperative thickener that triples gas production.

The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority saves about $40,000 per month by using biogas to displace some natural gas for generating electricity.

With a biogas cogeneration system that went online in September, the plant now produces 93 percent of its power. “We’re...

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