Roeslein Alternative Energy (RAE) was founded in 2012 as an operator and developer of renewable energy generation facilities that convert agricultural and industrial waste, as well as renewable biomass feedstock, into renewable natural gas and into sustainable co-products.
RAE engages in these business operations with an emphasis on sustainability and environmental improvement. Rudi Roeslein’s vision is to restore 30 million acres of grassland on marginal lands throughout the Midwest within 30 years. Beyond that, we hope to use it as a model to restore hundreds of millions of acres of grasslands around the world.
A rapidly growing population is putting incredible pressure on our landscapes. At Roeslein Alternative Energy, we have a market-based solution to the competing demands of the need for sustainable agriculture and renewable energy.
When land not naturally suitable for agriculture is used to grow corn or soybeans; erosion, soil degradation and water problems are emerging. Ironically, the quest for extra energy often finds prime agricultural acres to produce crops for fuel rather than food. But, there is an alternative that restores the balance. It creates a new, sustainable energy industry, manages livestock and land resources, while providing healthier soil, cleaner water, and healthier wildlife habitat.
The solution is anaerobic digestion, which naturally breaks down organic matter in an oxygen-free environment. A by-product is methane-rich biogas which can be converted into renewable natural gas. The remaining solids can be used as natural fertilizer and water for irrigation.
Roeslein Alternative Energy strives to preserve our lands for the future and to show individual landowners and society as a whole that we can collaboratively discover and implement alternative agricultural and energy solutions.
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