How Kroger fights hunger and waste with innovative energy solutions. : 2G Energy Inc.

How Kroger fights hunger and waste with innovative energy solutions.

We are excited to share that Kroger, one of the largest supermarket chains in the US, has launched a 2G avus 600 kW CHP project at their K.B. Specialty Foods site in Greensburg, Indiana.

Kroger's K.B. Specialty Foods in Indiana uses a CHP system and a digester to turn food waste into energy, as part of their Zero Hunger | Zero Waste plan.

Facts & figures

Application:

Landfills and wastewater treatment

Country:

United States

CHP:

avus 500c

Output el/th (kW):

600 kWel / 626 kWth

Operator:

KB Specialty Foods

Kroger, a leading supermarket chain, has recently commissioned a 2G avus 600 kW Combined Heat & Power (CHP) project in Greensburg, Indiana. This project is located at Kroger's K.B. Specialty Foods facility and supports their Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social impact plan, which aims to end hunger in the communities Kroger serves and eliminate waste in their company by 2025.

K.B. Specialty Foods employs over 270 associates and has been a Zero Waste Facility since 2014. They have successfully diverted over 90% of the waste produced each year from going to landfill.

In addition to the 2G avus 600 kW, an anaerobic digester has also been installed at the facility. This new system replaced the conventional wastewater treatment system and features a dome that captures biogas. The CHP system works in conjunction with the digester to convert food by-products into energy.