Re: DIG-L: Food waste A.D.

[CAVM@aol.com]

Ian,  We have worked extensively with anaerobic digestion and food waste is 
no particular problem.  Our engineers can assist you with background 
information and, should the project go forward, we would be pleased to assist.

Please contact Mike Giggey of Wright-Pierce at 207-725-8721 or look at their 
web page at     
www.wright-pierce.com

One of our engineers recently left us to take over the NY city watershed 
management project.  This includes the anaerobic digestion of dairy manure 
from the watershed feeding NY water supply.  So we have substantial resourcs 
to draw on when you are ready to proceeed.

Regards,


Cornelius A. Van Milligen
Kentucky Enrichment Inc
CAVM@AOL.com

<< From:    ianzwolff@hotmail.com (Ian Wolff)
 To:    digestion@crest.org
 
 I'm drumming up support for a food waste biogas conversion project in New
 York City. From my initial research, I figure that it will take a lot of
 backing from specialists and professionals in the field of Anaerobic
 Digestion to even get this thing past all the skeptics. Add to that the
 complexities of waste hauling in New York City and it's quite a daunting
 task. 
 
 However, I remain optimistic and that is largely due to the precedent
 programs that are operating successfully. I am particularly inspired by the
 food waste A.D. Program in Kobe, Japan and a co digestion operation set up
 at the Hyperion Waste water treatment plant with food waste from Los Angeles
 int. airport.
 
 While I am more interested in an operation like the one underway in Kobe,
 http://www.kajima.co.jp/topics/news_notes/vol18/v18b.htm, I'm looking at the
 possibility of a pilot program with one of the waste water treatment plants
 in NYC. 
 
 Initially, I'll be concentrating on restaurant foodwaste as the feedstock.
 My hope is that once a system is in place, an integrated citywide program
 will include foodwaste from industrial, institutional and household sources.
 Ideally, recaptured biogas would help offset some of the costs of such a
 project. 
 
 I'm researching this project under the auspices of The Earth Pledge
 Foundation. We have a long history of sustainable cuisine, sustainable
 architecture, and sustainable development programs.
 
 Obviously, this project is still in the research phase. My expertise is in
 the restaurant business, so I'm pushing my learning curve and gathering as
 much info as I can on A.D. and biogas recapture technology.
 
 I would welcome any advice, input or interest in this project. I'm convinced
 there's a lot you can do with over 440,000 tons a year of NY city's food
 waste. According to Kompogas stats, that could equal 44,733,012 cubic meters
 of natural gas a year.
 
 Thanks You,
 
 Ian
 --
 Ian Wolff
 Project Director
 
 Earth Pledge Foundation
 New York City
 (646)230-8474
 iwolff@earthpledge.org
 www.earthpledge.org
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