Difference between revisions of "Viridia 3X Margin Improvements"

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These are the suggested actions to improve the Viridia 3X margins:

Friends of the Hudson River

• Enforcement
• Friend of the Hudson Restaurant program...doing our part to restore the health and beauty of the Hudson River for future generations
  • Sign a agreement committing to proper care of their grease
  • Hauler takes grease to the Viridia plant and record volume and ...maybe test for % grease content (credit for that.)
  • Receive a sticker on their window /door / menu
  • Co-op they receive credit for their grease (share of Biofuels revenue)
  • Work with haulers and there is a boot over the nozzle ...stop odors.
• Certified Haulers
  • Share in the profits (shorter trips)
  • No dumping (restaurant is expecting their credit)
• Team with Hudson River Clean-up organization
  • Friends of the Hudson
  • Clearwater - Pete Seeger's project on the Hudson

Reuse Wasted Heat / Energy

• Provide heat to bacteria
• Create a Heat Recovery Unit outbound water heats inbound grease
• Solar Thermal panels pre heat water going into boiler or grease going into process
• Capture and reuse heat from stack

Community - Neighborhood Relationship

• Create a community Eco-garden demonstration center (name?) that will:
  • Education center for local schools
  • Grow native plants that are then transplanted to "green and beautify Waldwick.
    • Adopt prominent corners, main streets, or parks in downtown Waldwick
    • Select plants the smell great.
  • Have a rain garden for the water that comes off the roof of the Viridia plant w/ rain barrels
  • Put flowers at plant entrance....improved the neighborhood
  • Have a local bee keeper start a hive ... teach bee keeping... give away the honey at Christmas to neighbors
  • Optionally...locate the solar panels near the garden so it can be part of the education / demonstration.
• Reuse plant processing:
  • Use the biosolids from the process to fertilize the flowers
  • Use wasted heat from the Viridia plant to heat a greenhouse to grow plants year round that can be planted
• Team with:
  • Local master gardeners (need volunteer hours)
  • Local state university
  • Local high school (internship)
• Here's a real example that has worked for 30 years ... King County Washington

Proper Custody of the Grease

• Only sell the grease to customers that will convert it to cleaner burning diesel...it's the right thing to do.