Ordered: 2013
Type: Complete Mix Technology
Location: Mt. Joy, PA
| Herd Size | 1,100 Dairy Cows |
| Co-digestion | Food Waste |
| AD Design | Complete Mix System |
| Electricity Output | 450 kw |
The Yippee Farms digester digests cow manure from 3 dairies and organics such as cheese whey and brewery wastes that would otherwise have been buried in a landfill. Heat from the genset is used to warm the farmhouse, an adjacent 10-bedroom bed and breakfast provides hot water to both residences as well as for use in the dairy operation.
Benefits:
The digester makes the farm more sustainable by:
• Producing renewable green electricity for the farm and selling excess to the utility
• Recovering digester solids for garden compost and replacing purchased cow bedding
• Recycling manure nutrients in a plant friendly form to improve the Susquehanna River
• Reclaiming nutrients from food waste to grow more food
• Improving air quality by eliminating odors and greenhouse gas emissions
