Department of Energy Nutrient and Energy Recovery from Regional Wet Wastes
Project Overview
Basics
Department of Energy Nutrient and Energy Recovery from Regional Wet Wastes
Planning/Design
The overarching goal of the project is to develop a process for assessing the feasibility of implementing a regional biosolids resource recovery technology. Led by the Upper Salinas-Las Tablas Resource Conservation District (US-LTRCD), this process will engage various stakeholders within the region to ensure the solution meets the needs of the community and that it is environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable. The experimental technology testing will focus on hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) conversion technology, but the feasibility study will include other biosolids handling practices and conversion technologies.
2024
2025
2026
1/7/2025
Project Attributes
Census Tract Income
True
Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
EnviroScreen
None
Free and Reduced Lunch
None
Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
None
Tribal Engagement (True/False)
None
Tribal Engagement
None
Location
Project is managed from US-LT RCD office located in Atascadero, CA.
None Selected
This planning project is county wide and therefore includes all watersheds within the county.
Organizations
| Funder | |
| Lead Implementer | |
| Primary RCD | |
| Other Partners | MicroBio Engineering, BioForce Tech Corporation, Panamint Technology, Pacific Northwest National Library |
Contacts
Performance Measures
Expected Performance Measures
| Events | Event Type: Outreach/Education | 2 |
| Planning Document | Plan Type: Other | 1 |
Reported Performance Measures
Reported Performance Measures are not relevant for Projects in the Planning/Design stage.
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | None provided |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Energy (DOE) | $848,391.00 | $650,941.00 | $1,499,332.00 |
| Grand Total | $848,391.00 | $650,941.00 | $1,499,332.00 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Themes
Project Themes
Biofuel production using high-temperature conversion processes can provide a solution to the sludge disposal problem, while also reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. HTL, essentially pressure cooking at over 500 degrees Fahrenheit, may destroy the organic sludge contaminants while also producing a fuel precursor that can be converted in local refineries to renewable diesel and SAF.
Public events and the website will educate on project topics (advantages of waste-to-fuel processes for waste management and greenhouse gas emissions reduction, integration with Climate Action Plans, facility siting issues/options, environmental benefits of wastewater recycling, etc.) and serve as a forum to discover novel issues to consider in planning. Two public education/engagement events, which will be executed for the local communities targeting both the general public and the farming/landscaping community (which has stake in the composting and fertilizer co-product aspects).
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