In New York, Viridi Energy, a renewable natural gas platform, has partnered with American Organic Energy (AOE) to develop one of the largest food waste-to-renewable natural gas projects in the United States. The project is expected to convert 210,000 tons of waste per year into clean energy and agriculture products.
Located in Yaphank, New York, the project will divert food waste from landfills located up to 300 miles away and transform it into RNG, via anaerobic digestion, and into other renewable products, such as fertilizer. The project will generate emissions reductions equivalent to nearly 100,000 tons of CO2 per year and is projected to produce renewable fuels equivalent to 10 million gallons of gasoline annually, the company said.
“This landmark project demonstrates to the renewable energy industry that large-scale food waste-to-RNG projects are viable as robust financial investments and as environmentally impactful solutions to our greenhouse gas emissions and food waste crises,” said Dan Crouse, CEO of Viridi.
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