A $35 million renewable energy project for the City of Wilmington, Del., will include a first-of-its-kind facility that converts two sources of biogas into power and heat for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The project, to be undertaken by Honeywell, is part of a citywide initiative to cut energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. The program has also included solar energy installations and energy-efficient building improvements led by Honeywell. Combined, the upgrades will help the city trim its carbon footprint by 35 percent and meet half of its electricity needs with renewable energy.
Wilmington-area contractors and union labor will do the bulk of
