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Bioenergy

The Piscataway Bioenergy facility will turn Poop to Power by transforming how WSSC Water handles biosolids. Construction on the $271M facility began in spring 2019 and was completed in fall 2024 on time and on budget.

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Piscataway Bioenergy Facility - Where POOP is turned into POWER!

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What Are Biosolids?

The nutrient-rich organic material resulting from wastewater treatment. Biosolids from two of WSSC Water’s water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) are being delivered and treated at the Piscataway Bioenergy Facility, with deliveries from the other four WRRFs coming soon.

 

 

How is Bioenergy Produced?

Biosolids go through a state-of-the-art digestion process generating methane gas, which is captured and upgraded on site to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).

Class A Biosolids

The amount of biosolids left over from the new treatment process will be significantly reduced and cleaner (Class A). In the future, they can be marketed as a soil amendment for gardens, lawns and farms.

 

Generating approximately $4 million in revenue per year.

Contract with Montgomery County to sell the RNG from this facility to power their Ride On buses. Anticipate generating $700,000/yr from the sale of RNG and approximately $3.2 million/yr from the sale of renewable fuel credits.

 

Supported hundreds of skilled craft workers during design and construction.

Now supporting 20 new full-time jobs.   

 

 

Further reducing WSSC Water’s greenhouse gas emissions.

By recovering CO2 from the upgraded methane gas and exhaust gas from the on-site generators.

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supporting Diverse businesses

January - February 2024 Photo Updates

Aerial photo of the site taken March 4, 2024
Under the blue canopy are the bags of filter media for the Sidestream Treatment Facility.
The third boiler was delivered to the site last month, set in place, and is now connected and piped in.
The white filter media has been added to one of the reactors at the Sidestream Treatment Facility.
This is what the boiler looks like inside its container.

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Last Modified: November 20, 2024, 11:36 am EST