MANURE TREATMENT
Anaerobic Digestion: Co-digestion of Food Waste and Manure
Co-digestion of food waste with manure has the potential to greatly increase biogas production, as well as to provide a source of revenue (tipping fees) for the farm.
Fact Sheets on Co-digestion:
- Fact Sheet FW-1: Potential of Using Food Wastes In Farm-based Anaerobic Digesters
- Fact Sheet FW-2: A Guideline for Co-Digestion of Food Wastes in Farm-based Anaerobic Digesters
- Fact Sheet FW-3: A Web-based Program for Locating Sources of Organic Wastes for Use as Renewable Energy Resources
Publications:
- A Web-based Spatial Decision Support System for Utilizing Organic Waste as Renewable Energy Resources in New York State (Ph.D. dissertation by Jianguo Ma. Major advisor: Norman Scott. November 2005.)
- A Web-based Spatial Decision Support System for Utilizing Organic Waste as Renewable Energy Resources in New York State - Final Report Prepared for The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (Norman R. Scott, Project Principal Investigator; Jianguo Ma, Co-Principal Investigator. January 2006.)
On-line Software:
A Web-based Spatial Decision Support System for Utilizing Organic Waste as Renewable Energy Resources in New York State - This web-based platform is designed to help identify and locate major generating sources of organic waste for evaluating, planning and designing waste-to-energy projects in New York State. Additional decision-support tools are also provided to help estimate waste production, simulate cost-benefit analysis of potential project, and search technical resources.Net Metering Law and Food Waste Limits:
To be eligible for net metering in New York State, the amount of food waste that a farm digester can mix with manure is limited to 25% of the total feedstock on an annual, mass basis. For further details, see the fact sheet below: