Anaergia – Complete Mix Digester

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Anaergia – Complete Mix Digester

Providing Innovative Solutions for Waste Mitigation and Renewable Energy Creation through Advanced Bio-Digestion Technology

About the Company:

Anaergia Inc. is a global leader in offering sustainable solutions for the generation of renewable energy and the conversion of waste to resources. Through a proven portfolio of proprietary technological solutions, Anaergia maximizes the generation of renewable energy, diversion of waste from landfill and reduction of greenhouse gases for customers across the municipal, industrial, commercial and agricultural sectors. Through its subsidiaries, including Anaergia Services and UTS Biogastechnick GmbH, Anaergia is trusted at more than 1,600 operational renewable energy projects globally.

Anaergia was built on acquisitions of highly capable and experienced organizations as well as focused investment into innovation and a global footprint of execution capabilities. Through these acquisitions and investments in R&D, Anaergia is able to provide fully integrated and innovative solutions that reduce life cycle costs, maximize biogas output and provide flexible delivery models to our customers – See more here.

About the Solution:

Anaergia provides solutions for farms and food processors to reduce waste disposal costs using proprietary anaerobic solutions that recover resources from high strength wastewater and organic solids. They are currently focused on three specific areas renewable energy, nutrient management and water reuse.

Renewable Energy - Convert solid organic waste and high strength wastewater into renewable base load electricity or renewable fuel.

Nutrient Management - Integrated solutions that recover nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium from waste streams and convert them into natural high quality fertilizer.

Water Reuse - Treat the water recovered from waste streams for farm irrigation or industrial process water.  

Anaergia 4210 South Service Road Burlington, ON CA 905-766-3333 Visit Company Website

Solution Type

  • Anaerobic Digestion

Vendor

  • Equipment Vendor
  • Project Developer

Product

  • Concentrated Nutrients
  • Energy
  • Other

Problem

  • GHG
  • Odor
  • Pathogens

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Solution Strengths, Weaknesses and Critical Indicators

Anaerobic Digestion:

  • Long usable life and can be run reliably
  • Creates energy and generates environmental credits
  • Proper feeding & system monitoring is required to avoid system downtime
  • Proven technology for odor control
  • Proven technology for GHG reduction
  • Proven technology for pathogen reduction
  • Different types of systems produce varying gas production rates
  • Requires proper preparation of the feedstock
  • Requires other technologies for energy utilization
  • Requires other technologies for digestate handling
  • Requires other technologies to prevent nitrogen loss
  • Complex systems may require expertise not available on-farm

Newtrient Comments/Opinions:

Anaerobic Digester technology:

  • Is proven technology for odor, GHG and pathogen reduction and energy production
  • Has a long usable life and can be run reliably
  • Require proper preparation of the feedstock
  • Usually requires other technologies for energy utilization
  • Usually requires other technologies for digestate handling
  • Proper feeding & system monitoring is required to avoid system downtime
  Anaergia constructed the AD system at Michigan State University which takes organic material from the food service areas of the University as well as the University dairy herd. The solids from the system are used for bedding on the University farm as well as for soil amendment.  

Based on recent discussions with Anaergia, Newtrient has learned that they are reconsidering their participation in agricultural markets.  Anaergia has expressed interest marketing their digestion technology, and also their phosphorus removal, ammonia stripping and biochar technologies.The phosphorus, ammonia and biochar technologies, are currently only deployed in Germany.  Based on these discussions and recent conversations with prospective Anaergia clients, Newtrient believes that Anaergia is once again active in the agricultural space.

Anaergia will be evaluated using Newtrient's 9-point scoring process and Newtrient will add information on their phosphorus removal, ammonia stripping and biochar technologies as information becomes available and North American installations commence.

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