Cambi AS wins 350m NOK deal

Cambi AS, a company from Asker, has won a contract to construct a new biogas facility for the Energy Recovery Agency (Energigjenvinningsetaten, EGE) in Oslo municipality. As the total supplier of the plant, Cambi landed a deal worth approximately 350 million NOK, which also includes delivering a building in partnership with Veidekke AS. This is a breakthrough for Cambi's technology of thermal hydrolysis (THP) in dealing with food waste, according to Wojtech Sargalski, who works with business development for bio-waste at Cambi.

Biogas facility fuels buses

The new facility, to be located in Nes municipality in Romerike, aims to treat food waste from Oslo, generating biogas to fuel about 135 buses and producing approximately 27,000 tons of valuable bio-fertilizer for agriculture, covering the needs of about 100 average farms. Cambi's THP technology promises greater biogas yields than traditional solutions and ensures the final fertilizer product is fully sterilized and free from pathogens.

Construction targets Q4 2012 completion

Excavation for the biogas facility is set to start in the summer, targeting completion in the last quarter of 2012. With a capacity for processing 50,000 tons of food waste annually, the produced biogas will power 150 buses, reducing CO2 emissions by 10,000 tons per year, offering a distinct climate advantage. The Nes plant represents Cambi's third delivery of this complete biogas plant configuration, primarily for food waste, after earlier projects in Lillehammer and Verdal. The facility in Oslo signifies an essential step for Cambi towards the international launch of THP technology for food waste treatment.