AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION

LAKE MICHIGAN STATES SECTION

INDUSTRY ISSUES PANEL

Transforming Organic Waste into

Renewable Energy using Anaerobic

Digestion and Cogeneration (CHP)

Presentation:

Optimizing Energy Recovery from

Renewable Resources

George Voss, President

Sustainability Business Management, LLC

WASTE NOTTuesday, May 15, 2012

2012 Annual Waste Conference

Cogeneration

Uses an engine to simultaneously generate

both electricity and heat which can be used for

refrigeration or other industrial processes

Was first developed by Thomas Edison in the

1880’s

Is one of the most common forms of energy

recycling in the world

Provides over 85GW of power (9% of US

capacity)

DOE has set a goal of 20% of US capacity by

2030

System Overview

Perspective

Biogas Treatment

Biogas Design Considerations

Biogas is not Natural Gas

Optimizing Energy From Renewable Resources

Standardization of Components

System Integration

SCADA Controls – Smartphone Interface

Standards

Maintenance

Important Characteristics

Efficiency – USDOE - MCEAC

Efficiency – USEPA, CHPP

Economics and More

Spark Spread

Organizational commitment to sustainability

Value of carbon credits (GHG reduction due to

increase in system efficiency)

Recognition for renewable resource utilization

Credits from the power company to reduce their

need to build additional capacity

Optimizing Energy from Renewable Resources

. . . . . and More

Energy Security

Redundancy

Reliability

Flexibility

Revenue stream from electricity

High Asset Value Install it and

move it out with a crane

Thank You!