Rockingham County selects Waga Energy to produce RNG at the Rockingham County Landfill

Waga Energy Rockingham County selects Waga Energy to produce RNG at the Rockingham County Landfill 14-May-2024 / 21:34 CET/CEST Dissemination of a French Regulatory News, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

Rockingham County selects Waga Energy to produce RNG at the Rockingham County Landfill

Rockingham County has selected Waga Energy (EPA: WAGA), a global expert in the production of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) from landfills, to produce RNG at the Rockingham County Landfill, located in Madison, NC.

Following an award to Waga Energy as part of a public request for proposal (RFP), Waga Energy entered into a 20-year agreement with the county to install an RNG production facility at the Rockingham County Landfill using its patented WAGABOX technology. Waga Energy will finance, build, own and operate the unit and share with Rockingham County the revenue generated from the sale of the RNG produced.

The WAGABOX unit is expected to be commissioned in 2026 and will produce approximately 207,000 MMBtu per year of RNG, which will be injected directly into the local natural gas pipeline. A key pillar of the energy transition, RNG is a local, renewable energy source that substitutes fossil natural gas. The project will avoid 13,500 tons of CO2eq. per year based on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calculation methodology.

Rockingham County Landfill provides services to over 92,000 residents and receives an average of 100,000 tons of municipal waste annually.

A result of 15 years of development, the WAGABOX patented technology revolutionizes landfill gas upgrading by coupling membrane filtration with cryogenic distillation. It maximizes the renewable energy production of landfills by ensuring the production of pipeline-quality RNG, regardless of the landfill gas variations in flow rate and composition. Waga Energy operates 23 WAGABOX units worldwide, including 3 units in North America. 13 more are under construction including 6 in the US.