Dive Brief:
- A commercial plant which converts food waste into energy has opened in Junction City, Oregon.
- The $16 million project, known as JC-Biomethane, converts food waste from commercial institutions into renewable electrical and thermal energy.
- The project came together through a collaborative effort by the federal government, the private sector, Energy Trust and the Department of Energy.
Dive Insight:
The facility's technical assistance is being managed by the Oregon Department of Energy, which also gave $1.7 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act fund, in addition to $2 million in cash incentives from the Energy Trust of Oregon. Oregon has 21 other anaerobic digesters across the state.
