BioStar's Regional Food Waste Digester at Waste-to-Energy plant in San Bernardino, CA.

WHAT WE DO

BioStar uses a century old process called anaerobic digestion to break down the waste in the absence of air. Stored in a large tank or a lagoon, the bacteria in the organic material decomposes and splits apart the organic solids. The primary by-products of the process, ammonia and methane, are captured by BioStar. This methane based biogas, or Renewable Natural Gas, can be used as a drop in fuel (gas) or turned into electricity using generators via a process called Combined Heat and Power.

Our largest plant to date is diverting 85,000 gallons / day of organic food waste from landfills in California. See the featured project below to learn more.

While these projects have tremendous benefits, there is typically still a significant amount of wastewater coming out of the backend of the digester. This is our secret sauce: BioStar’s patented process turns the remaining wastewater into clean, potable water, as well as our patented, SuperSix™ Organic Liquid Fertilizer. For more information, please visit our Organic Fertilizer page.

 

ENTIRE CIRCULAR CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM WITH NO WASTED PRODUCTS

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WHY IT'S IMPORTANT

Addressing waste on both a national and global level will be one of the greatest challenges of the next 100-years and BioStar is addressing the issue head on, developing modern day, circular energy plants that leave zero waste behind. Our team of researchers continues experimenting with co-digestion of various feedstocks such as animal manure, food waste, distilled grains and others to better understand the potential for regional solutions that enable landfill diversion for a variety of different industries.

WHO IT'S FOR

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Government Municipalities

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Commercial & Industrial Businesses

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Animal Farming Operations

BENEFITS

Energy Definition
We have a landfill problem in the USA. Most landfills are nearing capacity, and permitting new sites is next to impossible.

DIVERT WASTE
FROM LANDFILLS

Energy Definition
Landfill waste puts off a tremendous amount of greenhouse gas emissions. Rather than these gases releasing into the atmosphere, BioStar captures and recycles the emissions, creating renewable energy.

REDUCE GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS

Energy Definition
Whether you use the biogas as a drop in fuel or convert the biogas to electricity, the process creates renewable energy that can be used to power the plant, or sold into the utility markets.

RENEWABLE
ENERGY

Energy Definition
The USDA estimates that 335+ million tons of “dry matter” waste are produced annually on farms, representing ~ 1/3 of municipal and industrial waste produced every year. This waste has valuable nutrients that BioStar recovers in our process.

MANURE MANAGEMENT

INCENTIVES & DRIVERS OF MARKET GROWTH

  • ESG Goals within businesses and supply chains
  • State and local landfill diversion laws
  • Rising electricity and water costs

LANDFILL DIVERSION LAWS

Five states and counting have passed landfill diversion laws banning the disposal of organic waste in landfills. Please find more information on the specific laws below.

STATE INCENTIVES

TURNKEY SERVICES

Feedstock Analysis

Interconnection

First-in-Class
Engineering,
Procurement
& Construction

Operations &
Maintenance

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Predevelopment
Capital

Site Acquisition

Permitting

Final Commissioning

FEATURED PROJECT

BIOSTAR'S REGIONAL FOOD WASTE DIGESTER

SAN BERNARDINO, CA.

Through unique, innovative technologies and anaerobic digestion, the San Bernardino Waste-to-Energy project converts pre-consumer food waste into renewable resources that not only diminish solid landfill waste, but reduce organizations’ carbon footprint and help achieve increasing sustainability goals.

Learn more

 

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