Anaergia Technologies awarded contract for San Diego waste-to-energy facility

Anaergia Technologies LLC, a Burlington, Ontario-based subsidiary of Anaergia Inc., has been awarded a $31.19 million (C$43.8 million) design-build contract by the East County Water Purification Joint Powers Authority (JPA) in San Diego.

The agreement extends Anaergia’s partnership with the JPA and will enable the company to design, construct, commission and start a turnkey, state-of-the-art renewable power generation facility that converts organic waste into renewable energy.

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The system will leverage Anaergia’s anaerobic digestion and combined heat and power technologies to generate electricity from biogas produced on-site. According to Anaergia, this will enhance the JPA’s energy resiliency and enable reduced cost operations.

“This project will serve our ratepayers by reducing our operating costs and enhancing energy resiliency of critical high-quality water infrastructure confronted with rising power costs,” says Kyle Swanson, CEO and general manager of Padre Dam Municipal Water District that manages the East County Advanced Water Purification Plant. “We are pleased to continue our successful partnership with Anaergia in delivering both economic and environmental benefits for our community.”

Construction of the facility is expected to be completed within two years.

“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,” Anaergia, CEO Assaf Onn says. “It is another powerful example of how our solutions are helping customers decarbonize operations, advance their clean energy transition objectives and strengthen energy independence.”