BioEnergy Solutions: Another Fresno County Dairy Joins First-in-the-State Cow Power Project
Posted on: Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 15:00 CST
The Pier van der Hoek dairy in western Fresno County has joined the state's first "cow power" project, a landmark initiative that supplies renewable natural gas to power companies, BioEnergy Solutions announced. The van der Hoek farm is the second Central Valley dairy to join the project.
Biogas produced from the dairy's 6,400 milk-producing cows and replacement stock will be provided to Pacific Gas and Electric Company and used to generate power for approximately 1,380 homes in northern and central California.
"Ours is a company founded by dairymen for dairymen facing new, tougher air quality requirements," said David Albers, president of Bakersfield-based BioEnergy Solutions. "Our aggressive efforts to promote the benefits of capturing biogas from animal waste for the production of renewable power are paying off. The addition of the van der Hoek farm is a major milestone for us and we're confident that other dairies will soon follow."
Bakersfield-based BioEnergy Solutions began production of renewable natural gas through its first biogas project located at Vintage Dairy near Riverdale today.
Biogas from the van der Hoek farm, which is located on Lassen Avenue, will be piped to nearby Vintage Dairy, where it will be upgraded to utility standards and then injected into the PG&E pipeline. The dairies will produce enough renewable natural gas to meet the energy needs of more than 2,500 California homes combined under a long-term contract approved by the state Public Utilities Commission.
BioEnergy Solutions offers a cost-free alternative to the capital costs farmers and other food processors face in coming years to meet new air quality requirements and greenhouse gas standards. The company designs, builds and maintains waste-to-gas systems on farms or at processing facilities then sells the renewable natural gas to power generators. The property owners also enjoy a new source of revenue, sharing in the sales of biogas and emission credits.
Source: Business Wire
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