Anaerobic Dairy Digester Webinar Series
Join the WSU Energy Program, in collaboration with WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources (CSANR) and the Department of Animal Sciences, for the 2026 Anaerobic Dairy Digesters Webinar Series.
This series will explore the economic, regulatory, and technological aspects of implementing anaerobic dairy digesters in Washington.
Topics and Registration
The Role of Digesters in Meeting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Goals and the Critical Role of Carbon Crediting in Economic Viability
- Date & Time: July 7, 2026 // 10 am PDT
- Topics & Speakers:
- Planet Smart Dairy in California — Michael Boccadoro, Dairy Cares
- Market Challenges and Opportunities for Dairy Anaerobic Digestion (AD) in Washington State — Michael Lerner, Energy Vision
- Carbon Credit Markets and Digesters — John Thornton, Clean Future
Utility Relations and Power Markets
- Date & Time: July 21, 2026 // 10am PDT
- Topics & Speakers:
- Electric Interconnection with Puget Sound Energy — Micah Haman, Puget Sound Energy
- Interconnecting Community Solar and other lessons in Midsize Generation — Markus Virta, Cascadia Renewables
- Supporting AD through Energy Policy — Aaron Peterson, Washington State Department of Commerce
- RNG Interconnection — TBA, Promus Energy
Permitting and Nutrient Management
- Date & Time: September 15 // 10am PDT
- Topics & Speakers: TBA
Technology Trends and Opportunities
- Date & Time: September 29 // 10am PDT
- Topics & Speakers: TBA
Pulling it All Together
- Date & Time: October 6 // 10am PDT
- Topics & Speakers: TBA
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Additional Resources
- Anaerobic Dairy Digester Technical Assistance Group — the WSU Energy Program provides technical assistance to awardees of the Washington State Department of Commerce’s Anaerobic Dairy Digester grant program and others working on anaerobic digestion, nutrient recovery, and related technologies.
- Anaerobic Digestion — a CSANR webpage that houses resources and tools related to anaerobic digestion.
- Dairy Digester Program — a program from the Washington State Department of Commerce that funds projects to build, repair, or upgrade digesters that capture methane from dairy manure and other organic waste.