New Steam IP
Biofuel Farm
The Clear Alternative
New Steam IP
Biofuel Farm
New Steam Independent Power Inc.
The Problem
Just 1 mile from our San Juan Hills High School, the Prima Deshecha Landfill is wasting over 5.3 million cubic feet per day of methane gas. This could produce up to 30MW for 26,000 homes in South Orange County.
Environmentally Superior Alternative
Project: NSIP Total Site Solution – The Biofuel Farm
Best Available Control Technology
"Aggressive Methane Management."
Project: NSIP Total Site Solution – The Biofuel Farm
Proponent: New Steam Independent Power Inc. (NSIP)
Objective. Transform regional waste streams into resilient, dispatchable waste-to-energy infrastructure, anchored by a 30 MW baseload design with a pathway toward 50 MW as feedstock and gas recovery are validated.
Footprint Strategy. Contain the project within existing operational boundaries, with no land encroachment proposed.
- Establish a weather-independent microgrid with islanding capability for critical water, municipal and emergency loads.
- Convert municipal solid waste, equine manure and canine waste from disposal liabilities into controlled energy feedstocks.
- Pair energy production with aggressive methane capture, odor containment and accelerated biological stabilization.
The Vision — A Global Carbon‑Negative Utility
Globally, there are 10,000+ methane‑producing landfills.
Worldwide potential:
3–5 PWh/year of carbon‑negative electricity
NSIP becomes the largest carbon‑negative energy producer.
PWh or petawatt-hour, a massive unit of energy equal to 1,000,000,000,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh)
Landfill Gas is the top polluter of orange county
"Aggressive Methane Management."
Aggressive Methane Management
Best Available Control Technology
"Yolo County Central Landfill, is the most innovative and environmentally conscious waste management facility in the country!"
by Ramin Yazdani, Ph.D., P.E.
The Vision — A Global Carbon‑Negative Utility
Globally, there are 10,000+ methane‑producing landfills.
Worldwide potential:
3–5 PWh/year of carbon‑negative electricity
NSIP becomes the world’s largest carbon‑negative energy producer.
PWh stands for petawatt-hour, a massive unit of energy equal to 1,000,000,000,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh)
The Innovation Lab
The Innovation: NSIP Biofuel Farm / Bioreactor.
Yolo County controlled landfill
Over fivefold that seen from conventional Landfill
https://www.yolocounty.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/75767/638077427014970000
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Landfill gas monitoring (Pilot scale project, Task 4): Over the past year, landfill gas monitoring has shown greatly accelerated methane generation, with a rate constant over fivefold that seen from conventional landfills.
This finding amply confirms the hoped for acceleration of methane generation and waste stabilization, with important implication for both increased renewable energy capture from landfill methane,
Best Available Control Technology
Not another Chiquita Canyon
Comparing the NSIP Biofuel Farm (proposed for Prima Deshecha) to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill crisis in Castaic is a study in "Prevention vs. Disaster."
Unable to extinguish a smoldering chemical reaction that sent
noxious odors into area neighborhoods
We cannot allow Prima Deshecha to become the next Chiquita Canyon. While the County labels odors as 'unavoidable,' we see in Castaic that 'unavoidable' actually means 'uncontrollable.'
The NSIP Biofuel Farm is the only option that uses negative-pressure containment to ensure our community never suffers the health and financial crisis currently unfolding in North LA County.
Landfill Gas to Energy the Environmentally Superior Alterna
Prima Landfill Waste Over 5 million scf of LFG fuel daily
Developing this consistent renewable energy for future energy demands
Developing this consistent renewable energy for future energy demands
Our Prima landfill here in San Juan Capistrano burns off 3000 scfm of LFG that could produce
25-30MW or more
This alone could power up to 20,000 homes or more in South Orange County now.
A total waste of this valuable consistent renewable energy.
Over 1 million scf per day escapes the uncontrolled landfill into local neighborhoods near the High School.
Developing this consistent renewable energy for future energy demands
Developing this consistent renewable energy for future energy demands
Developing this consistent renewable energy for future energy demands
Over 2000 landfills nation wide have no LFG collection system at this time.
Only 542 have any kind of collection. And still waste millions of cubic feet of methane daily.
https://www.epa.gov/lmop/project-and-landfill-data-state
The Clear Alternative
Developing this consistent renewable energy for future energy demands
The Clear Alternative
Consistent Renewable Energy
Our Biofuel Farm project aims to capture 100% of this valuable consistent renewable energy.
This will provide energy for Orange County for
decades to come. This form of landfill design and operation converts the landfill into a bioreactor.