OPAL Fuels completes ramp up of landfill gas to RNG facility

OPAL Fuels Inc., a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas (RNG), has successfully completed its ramp-up period for Florida’s first landfill gas to RNG facility at the New River Solid Waste Association (NRSWA) municipal solid waste landfill. 

The NRSWA municipal solid waste landfill is a publicly owned waste facility formed as an association of three member Florida counties: Baker, Bradford, and Union Counties. The association also accepts contracted waste from out-of-region locations. Located in Raiford, Florida, U.S.A., the facility captures naturally occurring biogas from the decomposition of organic material at the landfill and refines it into RNG, a usable low-carbon fuel. 

The renewable natural gas will be used to feed OPAL Fuels transportation customers at the company’s fueling stations via the Peoples Gas distribution system. Peoples Gas System is Florida’s largest natural gas distribution utility, serving more than 445,000 homes and businesses across the state.

“Through our vertical integration model, from production through distribution, OPAL Fuels is committed to providing our customers with cost effective, reliable transportation fuel that results in zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions,” said Adam Comora, Co-CEO of OPAL Fuels. “We are pleased to partner with local stakeholders across Florida and to have brought the state its first RNG project. Working together with NRSWA, this facility produces new revenue streams, new jobs for the county, and provides cost savings for our customers—enabling companies to achieve net zero now at a discount.”

The RNG facility has a nameplate capacity of 2,500 SCFM (standard cubic feet per minute)  of landfill gas, which when processed would result in the production of approximately five million GGE (gasoline gallon equivalent) per year of RNG. This RNG, when used as transportation fuel to displace diesel fuel, will avoid greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to achieving zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from more than 380 heavy-duty trucks.

Additionally, the process of refining the biogas results in significant reductions in local emissions, including approximate decreases of 95% in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, 90% in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions, 90% in carbon monoxide (CO) emissions, and 98% in sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions.