Converting Waste into Renewable Energy Through Anaerobic Digestion

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Meeting ID: 934 5521 4752
Passcode: 398138

The Vanguard Renewables anaerobic digester, located on the Goodrich Farm in Salisbury, Vermont, is a state-of-the-art facility that receives up to 180 tons/day food waste and 100 tons/day cow manure and transforms these waste products into animal bedding, renewable natural gas, heat, and a liquid fertilizer. The facility is off-the-grid and generates its own electricity. The renewable natural gas produced by the twin digesters is upgraded to gas pipeline standards and injected into the Vermont Gas Systems pipeline. The liquid fertilizer exiting the digesters goes through a phosphorous removal process to reduce the impact on surrounding waterways and Lake Champlain. The combination and integration of these processes makes this award-winning facility an industry model for the future. The project was awarded the 2019 American Biogas Council's Up-and-Coming Project of the Year, and in 2021 enabled Goodrich Farm to receive the 2021 US Dairy Award for Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability. The project's grand opening was held in August 2021.

About the Speaker(s)

Tony Barbagallo
Construction Manager, Vanguard Renewables

Tony Barbagallo is the Construction Manager for the Goodrich Farm digester project. Tony is a registered engineer with over 30 years of experience in solid waste management, project development and construction with an emphasis in organic waste management. Past positions include seven years as the Director of Development for Casella Organics and twenty years as the Facility Manager for Vermont's Chittenden Solid Waste District. Tony holds a BS in civil and environmental engineering from Clarkson College of Technology and an MBA from the University of Vermont.

Contact

For more information, contact Ashley Parker at ashley.l.parker@dartmouth.edu.