On-farm demonstration of Energy generation and phosphorus recycling as an alternative to land application of poultry litter on the Delmarva

In partnership with Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc, (Farm Pilot) a non-profit organization that brings expertise and experience to animal waste to Energy projects, the project will implement innovative production technologies to convert animal manure to electrical Energy at a large broiler farm on the Delmarva Peninsula. The Delmarva is a strong poultry growing region and among the top 25% agricultural areas contributing nutrients to the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The proposed project will demonstrate and quantify that significant nutrient reductions in the Bay watershed can be achieved in the conversion of raw poultry litter to meet on-farm Energy needs. The project will also demonstrate that the ash byproduct with concentrated nutrient value can alternately be packaged and economically shipped to meet nutrient needs outside of the watershed.

The project proposes to install a 2,200 Tons/yr gasifier system and Organic Rankine Cycle generator on a broiler farm in Accomack County, Virginia. The unit will provide a demonstration of handling and management of poultry litter on an 11-house broiler operation, however, technology transfer is targeted to at least 800 producers in the Bay watershed.