Akron City and KBC Services upgrade Composting Facility with biogas CHP system

2G Energy technology gave owner significant advantage
Akron and KBC Services improved their Composting Facility with a biogas CHP system from 2G Energy Inc. The system uses methane from a Waste Water Treatment plant and an anaerobic digester. The system produces 14,940 MW of electricity and 1,926 kWh of heat per year.

Facts & figures

Application:
Biogas and biomethane plants
Country:
United States
CHP:
3 x avus 500c
Output el/th (kW):
3 x 600 kWel / 3 x 642 kWth
Operator:
KBC Akron

The City of Akron teamed up with KBC Services (now KB BioEnergy) to improve its Composting Facility by installing a 2G Energy Inc. biogas CHP system. The system was integrated with a Waste Water Treatment plant to make use of the methane produced. KBC already had one digester with CHP in operation, but a larger system was required for this project. BioFerm/Schmack (Viessmann Group) was responsible for designing and constructing the anaerobic digester, while 2G Energy Inc. provided three Avus 600 units, each with fully integrated MWM engines rated at 600 ekW/h. This results in 1,800 ekW/h or 14,940 MW p.a. of Electrical Power and 1,926 kWh/th Thermal Power. Furthermore, 2G Energy Inc. supplied gas compression and a 2G Thermal Oil System with bypass technology. The custom-designed and engineered technology from 2G Energy was undoubtedly a significant advantage for the owner.