Bion Environmental Technologies Inc., New York City, a developer of patented waste treatment technology, reported that it executed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Lamb Farms Inc., Oakfield, N.Y., a large dairy operator in upstate New York. It said it expects the LOI to lead to an agreement within 60-90 days to develop a Bion third-generation (3G) treatment platform at Lamb Farms’ Oakfield, N.Y. dairy facility. The project will initially treat the waste from the 2,000-head milking herd at that location.
Bion said Lamb Farms is already involved in sustainability with an onsite anaerobic digester in place that will significantly speed up the timeline for system installation and startup. It is also one of a select number of facilities in the country that currently upgrades its methane to pipeline condition, allowing clean carbon dioxide to be recycled from the biogas waste stream to produce ammonium bicarbonate.
Bion said the Oakfield location is approximately 30 miles from Buflovak, Bion’s prime engineering/ technology provider, so that any challenges associated with scaling up the platform can be conveniently and quickly dealt with.
As a part of this project, a demonstration “beef barn” that houses and produces a mix of sustainable and sustainable/organic beef cattle would be constructed onsite. The beef installation will allow Bion to demonstrate proof of concept of its beef opportunity, while also pursuing certification of a verified sustainable brand through the USDA’s Process Verified Program (PVP).
Bion’s patented third-generation technology was designed to substantially reduce the environmental impacts of large-scale livestock production and deliver a USDA-certified sustainable product to the consumer. The platform simultaneously recovers high-value co-products, including ammonium bicarbonate, a fertilizer product, and renewable energy.