
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the board of trustees of the Long Island Power Authority has voted to approve what it calls the first stand-alone large-scale anaerobic digester in Brookhaven, New York. The project is expected to be operational in 2020 and will produce four megawatts of energy.
Through the process, the anaerobic digester will allow the city to divert from 10,000 to 15,000 tons per year of food waste.
The plant, to be operated by American Organic Energy (AOE) at Long Island Compost in Yaphank, New York, will process about 180,000 tons of food waste per year. Working with GE Water and Scott’s Miracle-Gro, AOE will collect, separate, pre-process, break down and transform the food waste into energy (including electricity), fertilizer and clean water with nutrients.
In addition, Long Island Compost will convert certain stationary equipment from diesel to electricity, which is expected to reduce diesel fuel consumption by around 200,000 gallons per year.
“New York State continues to lead the way with clean energy initiatives and innovative solutions that benefit both our neighborhoods and our planet,” states Gov. Cuomo. “By implementing this groundbreaking technology on Long Island, we can not only produce clean energy and reduce greenhouse gases, but also spare our landfills and keep our communities cleaner and greener for decades to come.”
The project is also supported by the Cleaner Greener Communities initiative of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), which provided $1.35 million. The project also is being supported with a $400,000 Empire State Development award by the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council.
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