Anaergia Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies, LLC, has entered into a technology supply contract with the City of Riverside, California, to upgrade anaerobic digestion wastewater infrastructure at the Riverside Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) with Anaergia technology that will produce RNG from organic waste and sewage sludge.
The technology supply contract, valued at approximately C$13 million over its term, is intended to support the development of an RNG facility by another Anaergia subsidiary under an existing long-term lease with the City. Funding by the City is expected to be supported, in part, by grants from the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (Calrecycle) and federal incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act.
The RWQCP serves a population of over 300,000 people with a 46 million gallon per day state-of-the-art treatment capacity. The project aligns with the City of Riverside鈥檚 strategic plan to enhance existing infrastructure, environmental stewardship, high performing government, and support California State-wide organic waste recycling requirements.
The upgraded anaerobic digestion technologies and new waste receiving equipment will assist the region鈥檚 solid waste industry by enabling diversion of food waste from regional landfills to advance compliance with California鈥檚 SB1383 legislation. The new law is designed to reduce planet-warming methane emissions, which are created when food and other organic wastes are landfilled.
鈥淭his project leverages Anaergia鈥檚 proven technology, enhances infrastructure, and will bring economic benefits to the municipality,鈥� said Assaf Onn, CEO of Anaergia. 鈥淭he City of Riverside is the latest of a series of California municipalities to work with Anaergia to create renewable fuel and energy from organic waste, benefiting the environment and the communities served,鈥� added Mr. Onn.
鈥淭his project enables the City of Riverside support our community to meet California鈥檚 SB 1383 regulations for organic waste recycling while also improving our digestion infrastructure and reducing costs,鈥� said Ed Filadelfia, the Deputy Director of Public Works for the City of Riverside. 鈥淭he project, supported by the State of California, will serve to reduce our municipality鈥檚 carbon footprint, improve resiliency, and reduce costs, which ultimately benefits our community,鈥� added Mr. Filadelfia.