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Under NJ energy plan, does sewage sludge qualify as renewable fuel?
It probably will not be embraced by environmentalists, but some folks are promoting sewage sludge as a renewable fuel. It fits that definition, according to a Houston-based firm that helps sewerage authorities manage the waste they produce from processing millions of gallons of sewage.
Synagro Technologies recently won contract approval from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for a ten-year, $28 million contract with the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority to begin converting the 60,000 tons of sludge it generates annually into a product that can displace coal as a fuel source in an out-of-state generating plant. (Johnson, NJ Spotlight)