Two Rhode Island Treatment Plants to Convert Sludge into Renewable Energy
The Narragansett Bay Commission operates two Rhode Island wastewater treatment plants, and has announced plans to alter processes so that the plants may convert sludge into energy.
This is according to Jamie Samons, public affairs manager of the Bay Commission. In 2016, the Bay Commission announced a goal to be 100% renewable by 2020, and this announcement comes in the middle of that timeline. The two plants will begin to utilize a biogas generation facility before the end of the month, allowing them to produce power from waste.
While the cost-effective nature of biogas utilization is an obvious incentive, the environmental benefits of such technology is clear as well, utilizing renewable energy while significantly reducing the costs necessary to produce electricity. Eventually, these plants may be able to produce excess energy that they could be paid to redirect elsewhere.
Date: February 7, 2018
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Coordinator: EnvGuide Team
Source: https://www.wwdmag.com/treatment-plants/two-rhode-island-treatment-plants-convert-sludge-renewable-energy