“California continues to the lead the nation in supporting smart climate programs that address on-farm challenges and promote agricultural sustainability,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “I applaud our dairy farmers for proactively addressing climate pollutants and reducing overall greenhouse emissions to help meet the state’s climate goals.”
Projects selected to receive funding include:
Wreden Ranch Dairy Biogas: Wreden Ranch was awarded $3 million to support a $7.76 million project in Hanford, California. The ranch plans to build Tier 1 designated manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment and effluent distribution. The project will add sand land and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Trilogy Dairy Biogas: Trilogy was awarded $2.25 million to support a $6.45 million project in Bakersfield, California. The company has proposed to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment and effluent distribution. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Cloverdale Dairy Biogas: Cloverdale was awarded $3 million to support a $7.84 million project in Hanford, California. The project aims to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
T&W Dairy Biogas: T&W Farms was awarded $2.6 million to support a $7.3 million project in Bakersfield, California. The farm proposes to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Aligned Digester Cooperative LLC: Aligned Digester Co. LLC was awarded $3 million to support a $6.05 million project in Madera, California. The company has partnered with Red Top Jerseys Dairy to develop an anaerobic digester that will produce up to 63,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG). Aligned digesters will construct a new 21 million gallon anaerobic lagoon to treat the manure and flushwater that is produced by the dairy.
Calgren Dairy Fuels LLC: Calgren was awarded $1.5 million to support the $4.02 million Williams Family Dairy Digester Fuel Pipeline project in Pixley, California. The Williams Family Dairy Digester Fuel Pipeline Project is a covered lagoon anaerobic digester processing manure in Tulare County. The project is owned by Calgren, which will construct it at no cost to the dairy and will make guaranteed payments to the dairy. The project is part of the Calgren Dairy Fuels Cluster. Biogas produced at the site will be supplied via a private pipeline to fuel two 5 MW gas turbines that power the Calgren ethanol refinery. The cluster will install a renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) station and later connect to the utility pipeline to supply more RCNG stations.
Calgren Diary Fuels LLC: Calgren was awarded $1.5 million to support the $3.29 million K&M Visser Dairy Digester Fuel Pipeline Project in Pixley, California. The project is a covered lagoon digester processing manure in Tulare County. The project is owned by Calgren, which will construct it at no cost to the dairy and will make guaranteed payments to the dairy. The project is part of the Calgren Dairy Fuels Cluster. Biogas produced at the site will be supplied via a private pipeline to fuel two 5 MW gas turbines that power the Calgren ethanol refinery. The cluster will install a renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) station and later connect to the utility pipeline to supply more RCNG stations.
Maple Dairy Biogas: Maple Dairy Biogas was awarded $3 million to support a $8.33 million project in Bakersfield, California. The dairy proposes to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
S&S Dairy Biogas: S&S Diary was awarded $1.6 million to support a $6.69 million project in Visalia, California. The dairy proposes to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Calgren Dairy Fuels LLC: Calgren was awarded $2.02 million to support the $4.03 million Bosman Dairy Digester Fuel Pipeline Project. The project is a covered lagoon digester processing manure in Tulare County. The project is owned by Calgren, which will construct it at no cost to the dairy and will make guaranteed payments to the dairy. The project is part of the Calgren Dairy Fuels Cluster. Biogas produced at the site will be supplied via a private pipeline to fuel two 5 MW gas turbines that power the Calgren ethanol refinery. The cluster will install a renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) station and later connect to the utility pipeline to supply more RCNG stations.
Calgren Dairy Fuels: Calgren was awarded $1.6 million to support the $3.45 million Pixley Dairy Digester Fuel Pipeline Project. The project is a covered lagoon digester processing manure in Tulare County. The project is owned by Calgren, which will construct it at no cost to the dairy and will make guaranteed payments to the dairy. The project is part of the Calgren Dairy Fuels Cluster. Biogas produced at the site will be supplied via a private pipeline to fuel two 5 MW gas turbines that power the Calgren ethanol refinery. The cluster will install a renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) station and later connect to the utility pipeline to supply more RCNG stations.
Calgren Dairy Fuels: Calgren was awarded $1.55 million to support the $3.28 million Legacy Dairy Digester Fuel Pipeline project. The project is a covered lagoon digester processing manure in Tulare County. The project is owned by Calgren, which will construct it at no cost to the dairy and will make guaranteed payments to the dairy. The project is part of the Calgren Dairy Fuels Cluster. Biogas produced at the site will be supplied via a private pipeline to fuel two 5 MW gas turbines that power the Calgren ethanol refinery. The cluster will install a renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) station and later connect to the utility pipeline to supply more RCNG stations.
Moonlight Dairy Biogas: Moonlight Dairy was awarded $1.5 million to support a $6.36 million project in Visalia, California. The dairy proposes to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Calgren Diary Fuels: Calgren was awarded $1 million to support the $2.5 million R Vander Eyk Dair Digester Fuel Pipeline Project in Pixley, California. The project is a covered lagoon digester processing manure in Tulare County. The project is owned by Calgren, which will construct it at no cost to the dairy and will make guaranteed payments to the dairy. The project is part of the Calgren Dairy Fuels Cluster. Biogas produced at the site will be supplied via a private pipeline to fuel two 5 MW gas turbines that power the Calgren ethanol refinery. The cluster will install a renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) station and later connect to the utility pipeline to supply more RCNG stations.
Calgren Dairy Fuels: Calgren was awarded $1.05 million to support the $2.35 million Circle A Dairy Digester Fuel Pipeline Project. The project is a covered lagoon digester processing manure in Tulare County. The project is owned by Calgren, which will construct it at no cost to the dairy and will make guaranteed payments to the dairy. The project is part of the Calgren Dairy Fuels Cluster. Biogas produced at the site will be supplied via a private pipeline to fuel two 5 MW gas turbines that power the Calgren ethanol refinery. The cluster will install a renewable compressed natural gas (RCNG) station and later connect to the utility pipeline to supply more RCNG stations.
Bos Farms Dairy Biogas: Bos Farms Dairy Biogas was awarded $1.5 million to support a $12.83 million project in Tulare, California. The dairy proposes to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Hamstra Dairy Biogas: Hamstra Dairy Biogas was awarded $2 million to support a $6.58 million project in Tulare, California. The dairy proposes to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Hollandia Farms Dairy Biogas: Hollandia Farms Dairy Biogas was awarded $1.5 million to support a $7.32 million project in Hanford, California. The dairy proposes to build a Tier 1 designed manure-only covered lagoon digester with enhanced gas storage, gas pretreatment, and effluent distribution. The project will add sand lane and screens for solid separation pre-digester. Blowers will deliver biogas to an adjacent centralized upgrading facility where it will be processed for use as vehicle fuel. The project team includes California Bioenergy, 4 Creeks Engineering, Anaergia, 4C Global and SoCalGas.
Financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters comes from California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that uses Cap-and-Trade program funds to support the state’s climate goals. CDFA and other state agencies are investing these proceeds in projects that reduce GHG emissions and provide additional benefits to California communities. Dairy digester grant recipients will provide an estimated $71.2 million in matching funds for the development of their projects.
