Josh Shapiro

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on April 28 awarded more than $267 million to 31 manufacturing projects under the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) program. Five biogas projects and one biomass combined-heat-and-power (CHP) are among those to receive funding.  The funding… aims to help Pennsylvania companies lower emissions while creating good-paying jobs and supporting the state’s economy.  The RISE PA grant program is a decarbonization initiative funded through the US EPA’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grants. …Recipients include: 

• Alouette Cheese: $45M, an anaerobic digester and wastewater treatment plant
• Walmoore Holsteins: $4M, an anaerobic digester and CHP system for power 
• Jubilee Dairy: $1M, an anaerobic digester with a 0.2 MW CHP system. 
• Nestle Purina Petcare:$26M, an anaerobic digester and heat recovery system
• Keystone Potato Products: $0.8M, an anaerobic digester with a CHP system   
• Wheeland Lumber: $3.8M, a biomass steam boiler and CHP system