Biomass Power
Pellets
Biogas
Advanced Biofuel
FCPC Renewable Generation LLC Waste-to-Energy Facility
Hometown Bioenergy LLC, Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Location
Milwaukee, Wis.
Location
Le Sueur, Minn.
Engineer/builder
Symbiont Inc., Miron Construction, Biothane
Engineer/builder
Barr Engineering, I&S Group
Substrate(s)
Food processing waste
Substrate(s)
Ag and food wastes
Digester type
Anaerobic membrane bioreactor
Digester type
Complete mix
Gas cleaning technology
H2S media treatment system
Gas cleaning technology
Biogas production capacity
500 scfm
Biogas production capacity
Biogas end use
CHP
Biogas end use
CHP
Installed power capacity
2 MW
Installed power capacity
8 MW
Groundbreaking date
October 2012
Groundbreaking date
December 2012
Start-up date
Q1 2014
Start-up date
December 2013
Construction is substantially complete and clear water testing is complete. Tanks are being filled in preparation for startup.
Plant commissioning activities are nearly complete. Gensets have been successfully commissioned on biogas; project completion is imminent.
The Plant, Bubbly Dynamics LLC
Sacramento Biodigester, CleanWorld Partners
Location
Chicago, Ill.
Location
Sacramento, Calif.
Engineer/builder
Eisenmann Corp.
Engineer/builder
Peabody Engineering, Otto Construction
Substrate(s)
food, brewery waste
Substrate(s)
Pre-and post-consumer food waste
Digester type
Continuous mixed horizontal plug flow
Digester type
three-stage, high-solids liquid digester
Gas cleaning technology
Biological desulphurization
Gas cleaning technology
BioCNG
Biogas production capacity
42 scfm in phase 1; 83 scfm in phase 2
Biogas production capacity
347 scfm
Biogas end use
CHP
Biogas end use
Power and vehicle fuel
Installed power capacity
500 kW
Installed power capacity
190 kW
Groundbreaking date
November 2012
Groundbreaking date
June 2013
Start-up date
Mid-2014
Start-up date
March 2014
Construction continues on schedule. Once complete, the digester will produce electricity and 700,000 gallons/year equivalent of renewable transportation fuel.
UC- Davis Renewable Energy Anaerobic Digestion, CleanWorld
UW Oshkosh Foundation, Rosendale Biodigester LLC
Location
Davis, Calif.
Location
Rosendale, Wis.
Engineer/builder
Peabody Engineering, Otto Construction
Engineer/builder
BIOFerm Energy Systems
Substrate(s)
food/ag waste, manure, animal bedding
Substrate(s)
Dairy manure
Digester type
Three-stage, high-solids liquid digester
Digester type
Complete mix
Gas cleaning technology
Unison Solutions
Biogas production capacity
123 scfm
Gas cleaning technology
Biological desulphurization, moisture removal, activated carbon filtration
Biogas end use
Power generation
Biogas production capacity
380-475 scfm
Installed power capacity
925 kW
Biogas end use
CHP
Groundbreaking date
May 2013
Installed power capacity
1.4 MW
Start-up date
January 2014
Groundbreaking date
July 2013
Construction continues on schedule. Micro-turbine commissioning has begun with landfill gas.
Start-up date
December 2013
Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas LLC, Abengoa Bioenergy US
DuPont Cellulosic Ethanol - Nevada, DuPont
Location
Hugoton, Kan.
Location
Nevada, Iowa
Engineer/builder
Abengoa
Engineer/builder
Fagen
Process technology
Proprietory process
Process technology
Enzymatic hydrolysis
Biofuel product
Cellulosic ethanol
Biofuel products
Cellulosic ethanol
Feedstocks
Corn stover, wheat straw, switchgrass
Feedstocks
Corn stover
Production capacity
25 MMgy
Production capacity
30 MMgy
Type of RIN
D3
Type of RIN
90% D3 RINs
Coproducts
21 MW biomass power
Coproducts
Renewable solid fuel
Goundbreaking date
September 2011
Groundbreaking date
Q4 2012
Start-up date
December 2013
Start-up date
Q3/Q4 2014
The project is 90 percent complete. Boiler and 21-MW cogen plant commissioning is beginning.
12 BIOMASS MAGAZINE | JANUARY 2014
Digesters are mechanically complete and have undergone biological commissioning. CHP has been commissioned, and plant operations commissioning has begun. At At press time, commercial operation was imminent.
Construction is on track for a 2014 opening.