Brewery's anaerobic digester system reduces loading to municipal wastewater treatment plant

Matt Brewing Company’s recently installed anaerobic digester system will remove 80 percent of the organics from its wastewater and generate up to 40 percent of its electricity
Brewery's anaerobic digester system reduces loading to municipal wastewater treatment plant
Closeup of Matt Brewing Company’s new wastewater equalization tank (left) and five digester tanks (right). (Photo courtesy of EMG International)

Almost 125 years old, Matt Brewing Company of Utica, N.Y., is well-known for its distinctive-tasting Saranac brand of traditional craft beers. The company is also becoming known for its forward-thinking efforts to create renewable energy. 

Their biogas-to-power system is an idea...

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