Fwd: Anaerobic Digestion workshop, Oakland November 17

[Heidi Melander]

FYI- San Jose is considering Anaerobic Digestion technology to handle future programs for food scraps and other biodegradable/organic material.  There is a lot of interest in this type of "enclosed" technology vs. traditional composting.

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CIWMB Conversion Technology Listserv

Please join us November 17, 2009 for an Anaerobic Digestion workshop where you will hear an overview of Anaerobic Digestion basics, learn about the latest technology from vendors, get updates from the state and hear case studies about existing projects.

This full-day workshop brings together Anaerobic Digestion technology vendors with agencies currently investigating conversion options for organics processing. The workshop is hosted by the CRRA Organics Technical Council (CORC). There will be no cost to attend, and lunch and snacks are included. The workshop will take place in Oakland, CA on November 17, 2009, and seating is limited to 100 attendees.

The link to the draft agenda is available at: http://www.sjrecycles.org/organics/pdf/AnaerobicDigestionWorkshop.pdf

Final agenda and logistical updates will be provided closer to the event.

Register today to save your spot at this valuable workshop.


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[James Kempf]

Anaerobic digestion generates biogas which can be burned to produce electricity or cleaned to inject into natural gas pipelines for use in home heating. Here's a article about carbon reduction from different uses of biogas in Germany (article is in English):

 

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/10/boosting-biogas-with-heat-bonus-how-combined-heat-and-power-optimizes-biogas-utilization

 

The article also talks about how CHP can result in up to 80% reduction in CO2 over natural gas. These are the kinds of reductions we will need to achieve real downward bending of the carbon curve.

 

Thus San Jose is again demonstrating their leadership in sustainability while the Penninsula lags. I did some rough calculations last year which convinced me that the Penninsula (Sunnyvale, Mt. View, and Palo Alto) could easily support a biogas plant fueled by municipal solid waste that would replace natural gas usage from something like 14,000 households, without any CHP feature.  With CHP, it would be more.

 

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