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Synergy Dairy and CH4 Biogas to Launch New York State’s Largest On-Farm Co-Digestion Biogas Project Estimated to Power 1,000 Homes
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WHAT: |
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) will join state and local officials at the grand opening of New York State’s largest on-farm biogas-to-energy project and first on-farm facility specifically designed for “co-digestion,” the latest boost to the state’s renewable energy production and sustainability efforts. The facility is located at Synergy Dairy, a 2,000-head dairy farm in Covington, Wyoming County, approximately 50 miles from both Rochester and Buffalo. To attend, please register at: http://www.cvent.com/d/vcqptk/1Q |
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WHEN: |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | ||
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WHERE: |
Synergy Biogas | |
| 6466 Lemley Rd. | ||
| Covington, N.Y. 14591 | ||
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WHO: |
Charles Schumer, United States Senator (D-NY) | |
| Kenneth Daly, National Grid President of New York | ||
| Roger George, General Manager-North America, GE’s Gas Engines Business | ||
| Frank Murray, President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority | ||
| Darrel Aubertine, Commissioner, New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets | ||
| Curt Gooch, Senior Extension Associate, PRO-DAIRY Program, Cornell University | ||
| Thomas A. Trabold, Associate Professor, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester Institute of Technology | ||
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***Welcome remarks, presentations, and interviews*** |
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WHY: |
CH4 Biogas LLC built, owns, and operates the project under the name Synergy Biogas LLC. The Synergy Biogas LLC plant is New York State’s first on-farm biogas facility specifically designed for co-digestion that recycles both animal and food wastes. The resulting biogas is fueling a GE (NYSE: GE) ecomagination-qualified, Jenbacher J420 biogas engine to generate 1.4 megawatts of renewable electricity estimated to power 1,000 homes. |