In the United States (US), Anaergia Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Canada-headed Anaergia Inc. (Anaergia), has announced that it has been awarded a C$43.8 million design-build contract by the East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority (JPA) in San Diego, California (CA).
The East County Advanced Water Purification Program (East County AWP Program) is a collaborative effort between Padre Dam Municipal Water District, the City of El Cajon, the County of San Diego, and Helix Water District. The project is being designed, approved, and constructed using a phased approach.
According to a statement, this agreement extends Anaergia’s partnership with the JPA and will see the company design, construct, commission, and start-up a turnkey, state-of-the-art renewable power generation facility that converts organic waste into renewable energy.
This new contract underscores the strength of our collaboration with the JPA and demonstrates how Anaergia’s integrated technologies deliver lasting value for essential infrastructure projects. It is another powerful example of how our solutions are helping customers decarbonize operations, advance their clean energy transition objectives, and strengthen energy independence, said Assaf Onn, CEO of Anaergia.
Leveraging Anaergia’s high-efficiency anaerobic digestion (AD) and combined heat and power (CHP) technologies, the system will generate electricity by using the biogas produced on-site.
The biogas will be produced using solid byproducts from the water recycling process.
The energy will be used to provide power for the main East County AWP site. This will provide up to 30 percent of the site’s total energy demand, enhancing energy resiliency and enabling reduced-cost operations for the JPA
Construction of this facility is expected to be completed within two years, further advancing the JPA mission to deliver a renewable water supply while minimising costs to its rate payers.
This project will serve our ratepayers by reducing our operating costs and enhancing the energy resiliency of critical high-quality water infrastructure confronted with rising power costs. We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Anaergia in delivering both economic and environmental benefits for our community, said Kyle Swanson, CEO/General Manager of Padre Dam Municipal Water District, which manages the East County Advanced Water Purification Plant.
