Senator Stabenow Attends Fremont Biodigester’s Grand Opening
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today attended the grand opening of the Fremont Community Digester, a revolutionary clean energy facility that will use innovative technology to convert food waste into bio-gas energy. Senator Stabenow attended the groundbreaking for the Fremont Community Digester last summer and was instrumental in helping secure a loan guaranty through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Biorefinery Assistance Program.
"Fremont Community Digester is a great example of how innovative Michigan businesses and West Michigan agriculture are partnering to develop new clean energy, which will create new jobs and reduce our dependence on foreign oil," said Stabenow.
NOVI Energy developed and is managing the FCD facility, which will convert 100,000 tons per year of food processing organic waste from West Michigan area farms into 3 megawatts of renewable electricity for sale to Consumers Energy.
