The facility is completely self-sufficient, running on the energy it produces, while additional energy is exported from the facility to the local area. Its anaerobic digestion tank capacity is about 550,000 gallons over the course of a normal 28-day digestion time. The facility now has an annual electricity-generating capacity of 5,256 MWh and can produce 1,650 gasoline gallon equivalents (gge) per day in renewable fuel generation. Since starting construction in 2013, the project has transformed the city?s traditional wastewater treatment plant ? which, at the time was experiencing operational problems ? into a virtual water resource recovery facility. ? The company?s renewable energy facility in Wooster is located at the city?s Water Pollution Control Plant. The energy quasar generates is then used for electricity, pipeline quality gas or compressed natural gas (CNG). Anaerobic digestion is a process by which microorganisms break down organic waste materials (wastewater, solids, FOG, industrial and food waste, etc.) in the absence of oxygen. The company uses advanced anaerobic digestion technology to recycle energy from organic waste.
Quasar designs, builds, owns and operates complete mixing systems that process organic waste to produce clean, renewable energy and valuable byproducts.
On July 15, quasar energy group, a Cleveland-based waste-to-energy company, held an event for more than 150 municipal representatives, public officials and members of the media to tout the progress and celebrate the grand opening of its anaerobic digestion facility which provides wastewater treatment services for the City of Wooster and surrounding areas.