Washington state university (WSU) will leverage research and data derived from partnerships with other state institutions (washington state departments of commerce and ecology) to identify three…

Washington State University (WSU) will leverage partnerships with Washington state agencies to identify three optimal areas for developing multi-partner anaerobic digester projects and produce tailored research briefs and project charrettes under a $129,727 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10. The award falls under EPA's Solid Waste Management Assistance Grants program (CFDA 66.808), which promotes integrated solid waste management to address generation and disposal challenges. Specifically, WSU will interview potential anaerobic digestion stakeholders to explore interest, benefits, constraints and industry risks, then convene willing partners to lay groundwork for viable digester projects utilizing expertise in anaerobic digestion research and extension.

Washington state university (WSU) will leverage research and data derived from partnerships with other state institutions (washington state departments of commerce and ecology) to identify three optimal areas in washington state for developing successful, multi-partner digester projects. They will then take advantage of their expertise in research and extension relating to anaerobic digestion (ad) to interview potential ad partners, with the goal of exploring their interest in ad projects, the potential benefits and perceived constraints that would affect their participation in a project, and their particular industry's risks and risk thresholds. WSU will then produce tailored research briefs to address concerns specific to each group of stakeholders and bring the most appropriate and willing stakeholders together in project charrettes to lay out tangible groundwork for viable anaerobic digester projects.