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Swinergy Celebrates Its First Commercial Swine Pit-Barn RNG Project in the Upper Midwest

Swinergy celebrated the completion and commencement of operations at its first commercial project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held at HollandAg near Ellendale, Minnesota.

The project represents the first commercial application in the Upper Midwest of Swinergy’s patented technology to enable renewable natural gas production from manure collected from a swine pit-barn operation.

The event brought together agricultural producers, project partners, community leaders, industry representatives, investors, and members of the Swinergy team to recognize this important milestone.

The new facility is located at Matt and Erin Holland’s farm and represents the first commercial deployment of Swinergy’s patented anaerobic digestion technology. The system is designed to improve the conversion of livestock manure and other organic materials into biogas that can be processed and used as renewable natural gas, while also supporting improved manure management and environmental performance.

“This ribbon cutting marks a critical milestone for Swinergy. We’re showing the world that there is a better way to handle our organic waste and create resiliency in our rural communities,” said Eugene Alvey, Swinergy’s founder and CEO. “We are grateful to the Holland family and to the many partners, contractors, investors, and supporters who helped bring this first project to completion. This facility demonstrates how our technology can make RNG production possible at a scale and with feedstocks that have, until now, had no solution.” During the ceremony, guests received an introduction to Swinergy, the project team, and the company’s Rapid Anaerobic Modular System, or RAMSTH. Following the ceremonial ribbon cutting, attendees toured the installation and learned how the system separates and manages the biological stages of anaerobic digestion to improve process control, accelerate production and increase methane recovery.

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