University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Anaerobic Dry Digestion Facility
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI (United States)
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Anaerobic Dry Digestion Facility is a demonstration project that supported the first commercial-scale use in the United States of high solids, static pile technology for anaerobic digestion of organic waste to generate biogas for use in generating electricity and heat. The research adds to the understanding of startup, operation and supply chain issues for anaerobic digester technology. Issues and performance were documented for equipment installation and modifications, feedstock availability and quality, weekly loading and unloading of digestion chambers, chemical composition of biogas produced, and energy production. This facility also demonstrated an urban industrial ecology approach to siting such facilities near sewage treatment plants (to capture and use excess biogas generated by the plants) and organic yard waste collection sites (a source of feedstock).
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
- Contributing Organization:
- BioFerm Energy Systems, Madison, WI (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0003135
- OSTI ID:
- 1345064
- Report Number(s):
- DOE-UWO-EE0003135
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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