Maryland Bioenergy Center
US
Plant size: 1.100 KWel + 1.105 m3/h biomethane
The plant is located at the Maryland Food Center, home to one of the largest industrial and logistical areas of the agri-food sector in the region and is able to process up to 125.000 tonnes per year of organic by-products (waste from fruit processing and vegetables, meat, baked goods, oil and fats, etc.) and wastewater from the food industry.
The plant produces a quantity of biomethane equivalent to the needs of 4.800 homes.
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SUPPLY
125.000 t/y of food waste, FOG and other organic waste
Use of biogas
Production of biomethane for feeding into the grid and for transport.
Exploitation of heat energy
The thermal energy produced is used to heat the digesters
and the surplus is sold to third parties
Use of digestate
Nitrogen recovery and water purification using semi-permeable membrane technology, reuse of part of the purified water in industrial processes
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