Harvest Power project takes the spotlight at Renewable Energy from Waste Conference

Attendees of the Renewable Energy from Waste Conference, Nov. 16-19 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando Florida will find out how an innovative and collaborative waste conversion project is providing power to the area’s tourist attractions.

In addition to a panel discussion on the public-private partnership that has made the Harvest Central Florida Energy Garden possible, a tour of the anaerobic digestion (AD) facility is also available to attendees on a first come first served basis.

A session on Wednesday, Nov. 18, titled, “Part of the Magic - How an Anaerobic Digestion Public-Private Partnership is Powering Orlando's Tourist Attractions” will include the major contributors to making the AD project possible.

Through a public-private partnership, Harvest Power is working with local businesses to codigest food waste with biosolids to provide power to the area's major attractions, which attract over 50 million tourist each year. This facility provides waste management through its specially engineered design to codigest biosolids with food wastes from local resorts, restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, sports arenas, golf courses and the food processing community.

Moderated by Ljupka Arsova, a consultant with Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, the panel will feature Brandon Moffatt, senior vice president of energy, Harvest Power; Ted McKim, principal civil engineer, Reedy Creek Energy Services; and Jamie Bohan, senior director, recycling & alternative technology development, Republic Services. Learn how each company played a role in making the project a success, then on Thursday morning, Nov. 19, see first-hand the operations of the facility.

A tour of Harvest Power's Energy Garden in Orlando will be offered on a limited, first come, first served basis. The facility has been described one of the most innovative AD projects of its kind in North America with a capacity 130,000 tons per year with 5.4 megawatts of combined heat-and-power (CHP) output.

More information on the conference and the tour is available at www.REWConference.com.