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BrianPaganiniVicePresidentQuantumBiopower,LLC
AnaerobicDiges;onofFoodWasteProject
NEWEA/NYWEASpringMee;ng
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The Supreme Group
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Time’s Are Changing
Waste Management Material Recovery
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500,000 TPY Food Waste Recovery Goal
22% of our MSW is food waste CT Manages 2.3 M tons of MSW yearly
60% SW Recovery mandate
Food waste is a (the) leading contributor of landfill leachate pollution
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burnersConnec&cut:
• 104tons/year,2tons/week• Separateorganicsoutofthegarbage• Getsmoreaggressivein2018,52tons/year
HarAord
Waterbury
QuantumSouthington
Food Waste Recycling Mandates are Here
CT & MA have both adopted food recycling mandates that call for separating food out of the waste
stream for recycling
Massachuse/s:• 52tons/year,1tons/week• Separateorganicsoutofthegarbage• MAEPAhiring“enforcementagents”
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
• DigesLoniswidelyusedacrosstheworldasarecyclingtechnology.
• 2,000digesterinstallaLonsintheUnitedStatesandgrowingrapidly.
• 7,000digesterinstallaLonsinGermanyandgrowing
Orlando,Fl SanJose,CA Sacramento,CA
DigestersInstalledintheU.S.
Digesters in the United States
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
Digesters- Quantum BioPower – 2016 Planning
QuantumBiopowerisdevelopinga40,000tonperyear,1.2MWDigester–CoGenfacilityinSouthingtonCT-Online4Q2016
PlanstoiniLatenew3-5projectsin2016
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
Primary Operations of the Digester Project
DecontaminaLon/Depackaging–ContaminantRemoval-Pulp&emulsifyfoodwaste(8-12%solid)DigesLon/BiogasCreaLon-2-stagedigester,biogascollecLonsphere
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
Primary Operations of the Digester Project
BiogasCondiLoning&CombinedHeatandPower-Drying&H2Sremoval&energycreaLon
WastewaterTreatment-NutrientRecovery&Removal–digestateholdingwbiogascollecLonsphere
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Food Waste! Pre/Post Consumer Packaged Waste
Fats/Oils/Greases Dairy/Beverage Food Processor Waste
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Our Facility in Photos
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
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1.FoodWasteProcessing
• 40,000Tons/Year• Fats/Oils/Greases• Meats• Produce• Packagedproducts• BakeryItems
3.SustainableEnergy• 1.2MWofelectricity• 1MMBTU’sofheat• Southington,CT
2.MethaneProducLon• Naturalprocess• HeatandMixing• Methanecreated
4.Compost• 10,000tons/year• Organiccompost• Farms&GrowersinCT
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burnersDigestate Holding Tank
Compost
To Clean Water
Holding Tank
30 KGPD to
POTW
Centrifuge Struvite Recovery Anoxic Zone Aeration Zone Membrane Filtration
Digester
Wastewater Treatment – Nutrient Recovery
Parameter AverageDailyLimit MaximumBOD 185mg/l 370mg/lTSS 185mg/l 370mg/lNitrogen 50mg/l 50mg/lPhosphorus 5mg/l 10mg/l
Digester Facility Effluent Quality
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
WWTF• BNRPackagePlant• Oxic-AnoxicZones• P-RecoveryStruviteSystem• N-Removal• MembraneFiltra&onasPolishingStep
Wastewater Treatment
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
WaterRe-Use
• FoodWasteDigesLonclassifiedasanIndustrialProcess• Treated/ClassifiedasanSIU(SignificantIndustrialUser)byCTDEEP.• Precludesbeneficialre-useofwaterwithoutextensiveO&MrestricLons.• N&Pinwastewaterhavevalue–Expensivetoremove.• AtSouthingtonSite–haveanidealrecycleopportunity(forestproduct/soilamendment/shipoff-sitetoaddtotopsoil).
• Othersites?
Influent: Effluent: RemovalEfficiency22,300mg/lCOD <100mg/lCOD >99%640mg/lN <15mg/lN >97%112mg/lP <2mg/lP >98%
The Wish List
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
Enablingco-diges&onatmunicipalwastewatertreatmentfacili&es
• CertainStatesdonotallowforbeneficialre-useofco-digestedwastewatersludge–otherstatesdo.
• RegulatorystanceofwanLngdigesterdevelopmentssuchasthis–but??• Regulatory–drivenchangescouldallowgreaterflexibilityofinputstosystem
• SocialposiLonofofferingasustainablesoluLontonumerouswasteproducts.
The Wish List
Crea&onofadvancednet-meteringenergyprograms• EnergydistribuLonfromClass1producers,tomunicipaliLesandpartnerswhodivertwaste
• NeedMWHorMWH/MW-driven(versusMW)incenLvesforpowerproduced
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
Par&cipants–Collaborators• PerformanceContractGroups
• ProjectMightFitVERYwellintoadiversemuniPerfomancecontract• Large-scaleWasteGenerators–HaulerswhoseeOpportunitybutneedaDeveloper
• SBIRCollaboratorsre:co-digestedgastreatment,fuelcelltri-generaLon
The Wish List
EnergyThoughtLeaders• RegulatorySaLsfacLonofRPSthroughNGpipelineintro/creaLon• InterconnecLonExperLse–thoughtstominimizecostandrisk
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Quantum Biopower Proprietary Information 2016
Anaerobic Digestion is the answer to managing food waste
Actualprocessofsourcesepara.on–MaybesomeFWRAResources…
hGp://ar;cles.chicagotribune.com/1988-08-14/news/8801220609_1_incinerator-garbage-burning-garbage-burners
NewSites• 3-5NewProjectstobeini&atedin2016• Popula&oncenters• GridTie-InComplica&ons(MuniU&li&esadvantage)
• WWTFCo-Loca&onallowing‘BehindtheMeter’• OneStopShopping–needbuyinatExecTownmanagementlevelatonset.
The Wish List