Anaerobic Digester/Biogas Hub Program

Concept

This program will provide funding to assist in the development of one Anaerobic digester/biogas hub and spoke system near an existing natural gas pipeline. Digesters, located at multiple small and medium livestock operations, will process cattle and/or hog manure into digestate. Digestate, a nutrient-rich mixture of liquid and solids can be treated for use as fertilizer, soil amendments, bioplastics, or animal bedding. 

Methane created as a byproduct of this process is a biogas. This gas will be captured from the individual digesters and sent to a “centralized processing facility (hub)” to be purified and processed into renewable natural gas, which can be sold and injected into the natural gas distribution system. ONE RED will fund up to 70% of project costs.

Funding available: $57 million

Greenhouse gas reductions through 2030: 262,000 metric tons

The use of the renewable natural gas from this process can reduce the use of natural gas thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, the digestate can be used as a direct substitute for chemical fertilizer, which means it can be an integral part of nitrogen management, reducing nitrous oxide emissions. 

Eligibility

NDEE will utilize a competitive request for proposals (RFP) process to solicit an experienced and qualified organization to construct and operate one hub-and-spoke Anaerobic digester/biogas demonstration project.

Minimum project requirements include:

• Projects must be entirely within Nebraska
• Entities must be in good standing with the Nebraska Secretary of State
• The applicants must be in compliance with all Nebraska environmental laws and within the Department’s regulations and permits at all project locations
• The applicant must commit to abide by and follow all state and federal subgrantee regulations, financial agreements, and reporting requirements

Additional requirements will be prescribed in the RFP.

How to apply

Details about request for proposals (RFP) will be made available as the program is developed. Thanks for your patience!

Additional Information

More details about this program can be found in the workplan document attached at the bottom of this page. The full workplan is available on the ONE RED Implementation Page. 

Contact

Email -- NDEE.ONERED@nebraska.gov

Or sign up for the ONE RED Listserv -- https://dee.nebraska.gov/aid/one-red-opportunity-nebraska-reducing-emissions-decarbonization/one-red-contact-information