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Kline’s Services, Inc. Redefining ‘waste’ via renewable energy
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in 2009, it has produced in excess of 65,000 gallons of oil that’s used to fuel not only the boiler of the facility, but also serves as heating oil for four buildings on the Kline’s campus. Through this ef- fort the company was able to save $91,000 in fuel costs in 2010. Phase I is already produc- ing positive results. Kline’s is not only providing an alternative fuel from waste, but also providing heat for processing efficiency in their facilities and reducing emis- sions. The next phase of the proj- ect, a methane digester ini- tiative, was completed in 2012. The methane digester coupled with a generator converts food processing wastes from several waste streams it currently handles into electricity. Those waste streams include bakery prod- ucts donuts, cookies); dairy products ice cream, milk, cheese); snack food products pretzels, chips); and meat, poultry and fish processing. Kline’s Services commer- cial methane digester is the first of its kind in Pennsylva- nia and believed to be unique to any part of our country. While food and manure digesters have existed for years, with some even in Lancaster County, they have been designed for a specific waste, e.g. cheese or yeast, etc. Kline’s methane digester handles multiple food wastes and, as such, is processing
many forms of food product. The plan is to share the ex- periences with others and to continue to work on inno- vative methods to turn the waste collected into energy. The new generator takes methane from the company’s new methane digester and converts it into electricity. When the generator began working at 100%, it is now able to power the entire plant, as well as produce enough electricity to power about 420 homes. Since the generator went online May 2012, Kline’s Ser- vices has reached a milestone of generating more than six million kWh of electricity – another positive result. The methane digester also plays a role in Phase III of Kline’s Renewable Energy System, anticipated to come online next year. Excess heat from the digester will be used to dry and disinfect septic sludge so that it becomes a dry, odorless product that can be used as a fertilizer or as an alternative heating source. Kline’s Services is doing this project because it is the right thing to do for the environment. As the leading wastewater management company in the region, they take the role of environmen- tal stewards very seriously as they constantly search for ways to reuse their waste streams. Nancy A. Zigment is marketing coordinator at Kline’s. n
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quartered in Salunga (Lan- caster County), PA, the com- pany has served customers in central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland for more than 55 years. Like many businesses, Kline’s is seeking to become more eco-friendly and reduce its carbon footprint. To do that the company initiated a three-phase renewable energy system project that produces renewable energy while reducing waste and negative environmental im- pacts. From a public health and environmental perspective, Kline’s Renewable Energy System Project is one of the most beneficial ways of deal- ing with the waste collected by the company. Phase I of the project, a Food2Fuel initiative, was completed in 2008. This fa- cility extracts brown grease from restaurants and food processing facilities that Kline’s services and converts the waste into a viable alter- native heating fuel. Since the facility opened
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