Project Description:
Our project revolves around Maryland's poultry production and its impact on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the surrounding area. A significant detrimental effect of poultry farming is the large amount of nitrogen-rich waste that is produced, which runs off farms and harms the sensitive aquatic habitats. To remedy this, we created a system to turn this waste into a renewable energy source using anaerobic digestion. This would be implemented on a farm-by-farm basis, allowing for an additional revenue flow and increasing the self-sufficiency of the farm. This process would produce two main products: methane gas, which can be turned into energy, and ammonia-rich fertilizer, each of which can be re-utilized by the farms or sold for extra profit.
