Bioenergy - 2023 Project Updates
See the Bioenergy project progress in photos in 2023
November - December Updates
Aerial photo facing west with Piscataway Creek in the background.
Concrete barriers placed along the truck approach to the Cake Receiving Facility.
Nitrogen tanks at the Anaerobic Digesters.
Close up aerial view of the Gas Upgrading, Generators and Boilers. All that is missing is the third boiler, which is expected next month.
Workers on break. They are adding the insulation to the piping at the Cake Receiving Facility.
Site overview facing north. The Combined Heat & Power (boilers, generators, gas cleaning equipment and storage) is in the foreground.
Site overview facing east.
Aerial photo facing south. The last of the paving work for this year has been completed and will resume in the Spring. The site has been final graded and most of the grassed areas have been planted.
New rollover curb behind the Solids Building to control runoff.
Workers are grouting in the bases for the pumps at the Cake Receiving Facility.
Aerial view of the Cake Receiving Facility.
September - October Updates
Aerial photo taken this week shows the new pavement going in and the beginning of vegetation restoration.
On the Combined Heat & Power side of the facility, the gas storage bubble is in place as is the gas treatment equipment. The three generators are connected and two of the three boilers are installed.
Aerial view of the gravity thickeners and the digested sludge storage facility with its new cover.
The installation of the roof and siding on the Cake Receiving Facility is complete.
Aerial view of the Odor Control and UV Building, the Heat Exchanger, and the Cambi THP.
Road construction between the generators on the left and the gas cleaning facility on the right.
Concrete finisher working on the curb and gutter adjacent the gas cleaning facility.
Steamfitter installing the piping on Boiler #3.
Paving on the approach to the Cake Receiving Facility.
July - August Updates
Contractor is placing the dome cover on top of the Digested Sludge Storage Tank.
. Contractor has begun placing curb and gutter, milling of existing pavement in preparation of pavement overlay, and selective site restoration.
New concrete curbing with new pavement to follow.
New concrete curbing with new pavement to follow.
Workers are constructing the aerial pipe connection between the engine and the boiler in the middle of the photo.
Working on the assembly of the Digested Gas pipeline at the Gas Treatment Facility.
Aerial view of the Gas Treatment Facility, the Gas Storage Bubble, and the Gas Flare.
Aerial view of the Digesters and the Digester Control Building.
Constructing the pump pads next to the Cake Bins at the Cake Receiving Facility.
Utility work ongoing next to the Cake Receiving Facility.
Paving under the truck load out chutes next to the Solids Building.
Contractor is placing the dome cover on top of the Digested Sludge Storage Tank.
Aerial view of the Cake Receiving and Solids Building area being prepared for paving.
June 2023 Updates
Aerial photo taken this week at the Piscataway Bioenergy Project.
The coating is starting to go on the cover for the sludge storage tank.
This Solids Truck Loading Area is being prepped for paving.
Contractor is installing metal panels on the sides of the Cake Receiving Facility.
These gates control the release of the solids from the cake receiving bins to the Cambi process.
Electricians pulling the control wiring at the Cake Receiving Facility.
Workers installing the jib crane at the Cake Receiving Facility.
Aerial view of the Combined Heat & Power area. New this month is the inflated Gas Storage Bubble.
Training for operating the new gas flare.
The Gas Storage Bubble on the left. The large pipe in the foreground will be bringing digested gas from the Anaerobic Digesters.
The UV treatment system is nearing completion.
May 2023 Updates
Aerial photo
The old Dewatering Building, Building “A”, which is next to the new Solids Building, is finally being demolished. Until recently the electrical gear inside this building was serving as a power source for construction activities.
Workers are installing the monitoring camera on the conveyor system between the Solids Building and the Biosolids Storage Facility.
These bags contain the filter media that will be placed in the treatment tanks and used in the Sidestream Treatment process.
The two new gates that will be installed on the storage bins at the Cake Receiving Facility.
At the Combined Heat & Power and Gas Handling area, the foundation slabs are ready to soon receive the new boilers. The foundation for the Gas Bubble is also prepared and that work will progress through the next month.
New pumps and pipework connections at the Pumping Station adjacent the Sidestream Treatment Facility.
Cables that will provide power to the UV equipment in the disinfection process.
Closer view of the demolition work on the old Dewatering Building, Building “A”.
Aerial photo of the Washington Gas Mini-Gate facility. Located at the entrance to the Piscataway WRRF, this facility is our link to the natural gas network.
April 2023 Updates
Aerial photo of the site taken this week. The Maryland Department of the Environment has recently commended PC Construction for a job well done in keeping the site clean and sediment contained.
Photo of the belt filter presses taken from the mezzanine level in the Solids Building. Workers are fine tuning and calibrating the controls.
Inspecting the pumps in the Solids Building as they prepare for start-up.
The Tip-Over Prevention Structure was set in place at the Cake Receiving Facility this month. It’s extra precaution to prevent trucks from tipping when their beds are fully extended dumping their loads.
Early morning photo of the Cake Bins at the Cake Receiving Facility.
The Cake Hopper at the Cake Receiving Facility.
The insulation is almost finished on the pipe work at the north end of the Cambi Facility.
Work continues on the Generators in the Combined Heat & Power area of the Project. The Contractor will soon be testing the engines. Work on the pipe connections among the Gas Cleaning equipment also continues.
Container set in place that will house the first Boiler expected to be delivered soon.
The Chemical Storage Building at the Sidestream Treatment area is closed in now with the completion of the roll-down doors.
The Chemical Storage Building at the Sidestream Treatment area is closed in now with the completion of the roll-down doors.
Contractor installing the Acid System at the Odor Control Building.
March 2023 Updates
Aerial photo of the Bioenergy Project site taken March 2, 2023
Welders are working on assembly of the Dome Cover for the Digested Sludge Storage Tank.
Electrical contractor inspecting the motor control cabinets preparing for the start-up inside the Solids Building Electrical Room
Aerial photo of the Cake Receiving Facility. The crane is placing the structural beams for the framework that will prevent trucks from tipping over as they raise their truck bed.
These injection pumps lubricate the pipes that transfer the sludge from the Cake Receiving Facility to the Cambi Process.
Adding insulation to the Heat Exchanger Piping
Aerial photo of the Gas Cleaning Facility, future Gas Storage and Flare
Odor Control Equipment and Piping fully assembled next to the Solids Building
Piping out of the ultraviolet treatment reactors
Bioenergy Project site at night
February 2023 Updates
Overhead view of the Cake Receiving Facility. Also highlighted is the construction of the Digested Sludge Storage Tank Cover and its final location.
Work has begun on the Dome Cover assembly that will be placed over the Digested Sludge Storage Tank next to the digesters.
The belts (green) were installed on the Belt Filter Presses in the Solids Building this month.
Overhead view of the Cake Receiving Facility and associated pipe network.
Process piping being installed inside the UV Building.
These are the Ultraviolet (UV) Reactors that will be installed for treatment of the utility water which is used in the thermal hydrolysis and combined heat & power processes.
January 2023 Updates
Aerial view shows recent demolition work next to the digesters and cake receiving area.
In the center of this photo all 3 generators are now in place. The first 2 have the cooling and ventilation equipment on top of the structures. The third one will soon have it as well.
The piping on the north side of the Digester Building shown here with the insulation recently added.
Current view of the Anaerobic Digesters and the ongoing pipework installation.
Trucks delivering the solids produced at the other plants will bring them here to the Cake Receiving Facility. The trucks will back down the pad shown here and dump the solids into the receiving pit which is directly below the structure with the slanted
Aerial view shows recent demolition work next to the digesters and cake receiving area.
This is the odor control ductwork, blower and scrubber next to the Solids Building.
The extensive pipe network inside the Medium Temperature Hot Water Building is currently being tested.
Pipework connecting to the generators.
Equipment inside the Gas Storage Blower Building.
Last Modified: March 8, 2024, 3:16 pm EST