Zero Waste Energy Development is a project led by GreenWaste Recovery and Zanker Resource Recovery, two local companies from San Jose, California. They aim to develop the first-of-its-kind facility in the city for dry fermentation anaerobic digestion and in-vessel composting (IVC) using the KompoFerm© technology. This technology has been designed and developed in Germany and is licensed exclusively to ZWE USA.

The City of San Jose has awarded a 15-year contract to Zero Waste Energy Development to process all commercial organics in the city under a new collection system. This three-phase project will enable the facility to process over 270,000 tons per year of organic waste that would otherwise end up in a landfill. This increase in landfill diversion and production of renewable energy will help San Jose and surrounding cities meet their economic development goals and reduce per capita energy use. The high-quality compost produced will enrich soils, while the renewable biogas converted to electricity will be sold to the utility power grid and also used to fuel local plants and facilities.

2G Energy, Inc. has been selected by ZWE to manufacture and supply two 2G avus 800 biogas CHP (Combined Heat and Power) systems, each rated at 800 ekW/h, with an annual capacity of 13,300 MW/h and a thermal output of 1,682 kW per hour. These advanced fully containerized 2G biogas CHP modules utilize a fully integrated MWM core engine, with sophisticated heat extraction, thermal distribution, and state-of-the-art CHP controls designed by 2G. The gas treatment technology is fully included. To meet local air emission limits, the system has been designed and manufactured by 2G in an ultra-low emissions configuration, including a fully integrated SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) system.