Sanborn Circularity Center

About this project

The Sanborn Circularity Center in Sanborn, Iowa, includes the construction of two side-by-side anaerobic digester tanks at the Van Ess Dairy Farm in O’Brien County. The manure from this farm will produce renewable natural gas each year. After the center is complete, the biogas generated by this manure will be captured, cleaned, and converted into RNG, which can be used for transportation fuel, industrial heating, and a host of other applications. Van Ess is part of the third tranche of projects developed under the Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC joint venture with Chevron U.S.A. Inc.

Project benefits

GHG REDUCTIONS

The Sanborn Circularity Center is anticipated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions each year.

RESOURCE RECOVERY

Recovering and processing manure from the farms will prevent excess emissions from escaping into the local air and water.

WASTE TO NEW PRODUCTS

The facility will generate renewable natural gas every year and biofertilizer, digested dairy fiber for use as cow bedding or as a peat moss substitute, and reclaimed irrigation water.

“This project has been a goal since our family relocated our dairy business to Iowa. We strive to be good neighbors and stewards of the environment, and we’re looking forward to our anaerobic digester contributing to the community and the farm.”

– Jeremy Van Ess, Family Owner/Operator, Van Ess Dairy and Legacy Dairy

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Brightmark owns and operates over 30 renewable natural gas circularity centers working with 40 farms across the United States, all of which have been launched in the past three years alone, making the company an emerging leader in the rapidly growing RNG industry. If you’d like to partner on a project with us, please fill out this form to get started!

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