Temperanceville, VA
United States of America
Latitude: 37.893
Longitude: -75.549
Was to be built next to Tyson's plant.
DAF sludge is from the treated waste water from bubbling air into the water and skimming off the fat and stuff that comes off when chickens are rinsed
2002 report: "Two poultry integrators have explored the possibility of using poultry litter to produce heat. Tyson's has considered a gasification system at its Temperanceville, Virginia rendering plant to produce steam needed for the production process. There appears to be very little possibility that this system will be built due to local regulatory constraints."
It seems this proposal never went anywhere, however, this PR from Tyson which came out just a few months after the press releases in the summer of 2001 went out, purports that the facility was already in operation:
"In Temperanceville, Virginia, Tyson recently launched a new gasification facility -- adjacent to its poultry processing plant -- with the help of Renewable Energy, an Australian-based company. A significant investment, the facility converts poultry waste skimmed from the top of the company's wastewater treatment plants into energy to be used by the Temperanceville protein conversion plant. The process greatly reduces sulfur emissions and reduces the amount of land application for chicken waste and DAF sludge. Tyson was not deterred by the hefty price tag associated with the new facility. Its commitment to the environment and community justified the expense of the capital investment. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the process, Tyson uses the post-treatment wastewater to refill the plant's aquarium, which is home to a sampling of aquatic life found in Virginia's waters. By reducing these emissions and wastes, Tyson is taking steps to improve the Chesapeake Bay, a critical natural resource for the Mid-Atlantic States." (http://infohouse.p2ric.org/ref/24/23204.htm)