Hello BESTers,

The largest food waste digester in Europe was recently commissioned in 
the UK by Spanish-owned company Ros Roca.  The digester will convert 
120,000 tons of food waste annually to biogas and organic fertilizer.  
While large-scale food waste digesters are becoming more common in 
Europe (Ros Roca has built 25), they are only  beginning to be developed 
in the US.  This article discusses some of the issues related to 
large-scale anaerobic digestion in the US and how these are being 
overcome.  Although large-scale, centralized digesters may take a high 
volume of food waste in one facility, small-scale, local digesters 
cannot be discounted.  Both solutions offer an opportunity to solving 
our food waste, energy, and nutrient dilemmas.

Have a great weekend,
Ryan

http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5692/industrial-strength-waste-to-energy/

Industrial-Strength Waste to Energy
Biomass Power and Thermal
Anna Austin
July 28, 2011