Biogas-Fueled Cogeneration Is a Great Energy Saver, Especially When It's Fine-Tuned for Maximum Output

Atlanta’s main clean-water plant gets the most from on-site power generation while looking to Class A biosolids and nutrient recovery for fertilizer.

Biogas-Fueled Cogeneration Is a Great Energy Saver, Especially When It's Fine-Tuned for Maximum Output

Inside the headworks, team members inspect the area where mechanical grit screening equipment (Huber Technology) was installed.

A cogeneration project at Atlanta’s R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Plant didn’t work as well as expected — until the operators found a better place to use the electricity.

In 2012, the plant added a 1,600 kW Caterpillar Inc., Electric Power Division, engine-generator to make...

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