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Edge BioEnergy
forward thinking energy and waste engineering We are your source for integrated biomass based cogeneration plants, design expertise and implementation. Drop us a line or give us a call if you need further assistance. We are strongly committed to promoting GREEN alternatives to the current energy and waste disposal status quo.
About Our CompanyEdge BioEnergy is committed to the advancement of alternate and environmentally friendly energy production. Our primary focus is in utilizing "waste" products like agricultural and municipal wastes for generating energy products while minimizing existing waste streams. Our company also has extensive solar, hydroelectric, anaerobic digestion and data acquisition/control system (wired and wireless) design and implementation experience . We have been involved in numerous off and on grid projects in the western hemisphere and Europe since 1982. Edge BioEnergy (EBE) is dedicated to minimizing the environmental impact of solid, municipal and agricultural wastes. Through several years of analyzing the waste streams of farms, municipalities and communities, EBE designed a process specific to extracting value out of “waste”. By focusing on different components of the waste stream, EBE is reducing the volume of material going to landfills and creating “green energies” at the same time. After conducting a waste audit, EBE looks at three types of material: recyclables, organic matter, and trash. The recyclables are extracted through an aggressive recycling program and sold at industry markets to manufacturers who utilize recovered material in the creation of another product. Organic matter is extracted and fed into anaerobic digesters to create two valuable bi-products. One is natural gas, which can be used directly as gas or used indirectly as fuel for generators, to produce electricity (~ 100 Kwh / ton of waste input). Secondly, the final output of the digested organic matter is an organic fertilizer with an average 4-4-4 NPK fertilizer value (~.1 ton per ton input). This fertilizer can be used internally, if agricultural activities are available or sold at market. Another benefit of the EBE process is that during the digestion of the organic material, excess heat is used in conjunction with the waste oils, from local sources as well as produced through digestion, to produce biofuels specifically biodiesel and ethanol (an 8 Mwh plant produces ~ 250,000 gallons of biodiesel and ~100,000 gallons ethanol per year). These fuels are central to operations of a solid waste program since fuel is the biggest cost in the procurement of materials and transport to recycling centers. By using all energy available in the process, EBE reduces waste down to 10% or less heading for landfills. At the same time, the closed loop design helps achieve efficiencies that are at least twice that of other current waste reduction techniques. The design that Edge BioEnergy implements create value in the solid waste that is a burden in most other areas. Another benefit of the closed loop nature of our process is that water requirements / pollution are immensely reduced relative to most other technologies of waste elimination. Virtually all of the water input into the system is recycled back into the system. Less than 1% of all water resources utilized are lost, mainly due to evaporative losses when operating above 70 degrees. There are virtually no air pollution components due to our integrated carbon dioxide sequestration technologies. The majority of all “smell” problems are also addressed by the closed nature of system as well. EBE operates a collection division, a recycling division, and an alternative energy production division to handle all solid waste needs. As energy prices continue to fluctuate and costs of dealing with solid waste continues to rise, EBE’s goal is to create sustainability at home to increase our nations energy independence and mitigate the impact of solid and agricultural wastes. The management of EBE has designed automation, data acquisition and a novel patented fiber optic communications system used by Lockheed Martin to solve wiring / communication limitations in the C-130 and F-16 airframes while increasing available resources for future expansions and has had numerous successes in implementation of subsequent automation systems for usage with large scale biomass projects. EBE conducts waste audits and energy audits for businesses and communities regularly in effort to encourage sustainable practices. EBE is currently working with multiple municipalities in Georgia to address their waste reduction initiatives. With the in depth understanding of the waste stream and its advantages in the energy realm, EBE’s creed is, “Create a PRODUCT out of a PROBLEM”.
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