Anaergia Inc. acquires owner of largest anaerobic digester in New England

Anaergia Inc., Ontario, Canada, announced on Aug. 3 that it has acquired its indirect subsidiary, Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility LLC, which was formerly known as Orbit Energy Rhode Island LLC. Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility LLC is the owner of the largest industrial anaerobic digester for food and other solid organic waste recycling in New England.

This acquisition expands Anaergia’s footprint in the northeastern U.S. and enhances its capacity to address increasing demand for organic waste recycling, the company says.

The Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility can process more than 100,000 tons of organic waste per year at its Johnston, Rhode Island, facility. Such waste, that otherwise would have been landfilled or incinerated, is processed into clean energy, fertilizer and water while reducing greenhouse gases.

Anaergia says it intends to see the facility “upgraded with industry-leading technology and other improvements that will optimize operations and financial performance in converting organic waste into carbon-negative renewable natural gas.”

“We are very pleased to welcome Anaergia to Rhode Island,” Rhode Island Commerce President Jesse Saglio says. “This facility will not only help the state achieve its waste diversion goals, but [it will] also add new food-related jobs to our economy. Anaergia complements other food-related investments made recently in the state, and this plant helps provide security to the future growth and success of this important industry.”

“Our acquisition of this facility extends Anaergia’s own-and-operate activities to the East Coast of the U.S. This facility enables Anaergia to invest in sustainable infrastructure that generates high tech jobs, serves the community and expands our capacity to generate carbon-negative fuel,” Anaergia chairman and CEO Andrew Benedek says.