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Actually, the technology of an anaerobic digester being available in an "of the shelf" format already exists in the US. The source is your own University of Florida. I am surprised that you seem to find UK based examples while missing what exists in your own backyard. Soon the next generation of UF's technology will be commercially available offering a better product for food waste digestion and is scable for any location and/or application. On 3/30/12, Graunke,Ryan E <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello BESTers, > > One of the biggest hold-ups to widespread anaerobic digestion, I > believe, is that it is not currently an off-the-shelf technology. A > company based in the UK, SEaB Energy, is taking a step towards solving > this. They have developed a self-contained digester unit that is built > into a shipping container for easy deployment at supermarkets, schools, > hospitals, and wherever there is food waste. Their goal is to replace > the dumpsters at these facilities with a unit that can produce energy. > Not only will this technology benefit developed countries with an > off-the-shelf digester for use on food waste, but developing countries > can really benefit by using these digesters for human waste management > where sanitary facilities do not exist. These were desperately needed > in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake when rampant human waste > contamination of water supplies caused a cholera epidemic. The shipping > container digester could be supplied to these countries as a rapidly > deployable unit during emergencies, and also be used as a long-term > solution for human waste sanitation with the side-benefits of renewable > energy and fertilizer production. > > Have a great weekend, > Ryan > > http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2164503/muckbuster-brings-waste-energy-shipping-container-canteen-near > > MuckBuster brings “waste-to-energy in a shipping container” to a > canteen near you > James Murray > Business Green > March 29, 2012 >