Worcester Business Journal – Framingham cleantech firm inks $140M contract for California cogeneration facility

Ameresco has entered into a $140-million contract to build a biogas cogeneration facility for the Sacramento Area Sewer District located at the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility near Elk Grove, California.

The new 13.4-megawatt cogeneration plant, to be completed by July 2026, will use fuel cell and engine technology to utilize biogas, a byproduct of the EchoWater Facility’s solids treatment process, to create renewable electricity and heat for the facility, according to a press release Monday from the Framingham clean energy firm.

“Capturing and repurposing biogenic methane, that is already in our environment and produced by society, to displace fossil fuel is a powerful example of the circular economy in action, where waste is not discarded, but turned into a valuable asset,” Michael Bakas, executive vice president of Ameresco, said in the release. “This voluntary act by SacSewer, backed by a material investment into this advanced renewable energy center, speaks volumes to their commitment to our environment and their surrounding community.”

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