EarthRenew Inc., Toronto, said on May 19 it has commenced detailed engineering work for the redevelopment of its Strathmore, Alta., facility. The work is expected to be completed in four months, to be followed by construction and commissioning in the second half of 2020, provided that the company secures sufficient funding. The timeline is expected to allow EarthRenew to deliver fertilizer products for the spring 2021 planting season.
EarthRenew has an engineering services contract with Laporte Engineering Inc., Montreal, to redevelop the fertilizer plant at the site. Engineering services, as well as construction and commissioning, are expected to cost between $7.8-$8 million. The retrofit facility is projected to be capable of producing 10 mt of finished product per hour across multiple organic fertilizer product formulations. The first phase of the project will include CCm Technologies’ bolt-on processing technology to increase nitrogen content for a higher-value fertilizer.
EarthRenew turns livestock waste into an organic fertilizer to be used by organic and traditional growers in Canada and the U.S. Located on a 25,000 head cattle feedlot, the flagship Strathmore plant is capable of producing up to four megawatts (MW) per hour of low-cost electricity powered by a natural gas-fired turbine. The exhausted heat from the turbine is used to convert manure into certified organic fertilizer.