 Many wastewater treatment facilities across the
country use anaerobic digesters to reduce the volume of biosolids before they are taken off site. The anaerobic digesters produce biogas which is used on-site as an energy source. The energy capturing infrastructure is already in place at many facilities and most of them are located in communities they serve. In the past few years, there has been a movement to start adding food waste to these anaerobic digesters. When facilities start digesting food waste, the increased energy production allows them to offset the amount of energy they are using and sell excess energy back to the grid.
Algeponics ® farms located on or near waste treatment plants will utilize digester effluent to grow algae as feed-stock for local biofuel production and distribution
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