Wastewater Treatment Plant Biogas
for Spark-Ignited Engines
The modern wastewater treatment
plant’s processes are uniquely wellsuited
for generation of on-site
power, but currently only a minority of
eligible plants do so. The processes
in a wastewater treatment plant
can be viewed simply as cleaning
wastewater to be returned safely to
the environment. During treatment,
waste streams such as biogas are
created that can be converted into
useful energy again. Biogas fueled
spark-ignited engine generators
present wastewater treatment plants
with an opportunity for operational
cost savings as well as environmental
solutions to growing energy and
carbon concerns.