OPAL Fuels Launches RNG Operations at Florida Landfill
(P&GJ) — OPAL Fuels Inc. has begun commercial operations at its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility located at the Polk County municipal landfill in Jones Corner, Florida.
This marks the company's eleventh operational RNG project and its second facility in the state. The landfill, owned and operated by Polk County’s municipal government, now supplies biogas for OPAL’s project, which produces and injects pipeline-quality RNG.
With a design capacity of approximately 1.1 million MMBtu (8.5 million gasoline gallon equivalents) of RNG per year, the facility aims to replace diesel transportation fuel. This shift is expected to lower fleet operating costs and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to eliminating Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from over 900 heavy-duty trucks.
The start of operations at the Polk County facility is a notable advancement in OPAL Fuels' mission to provide “Cleaner, Cheaper, Now” fuel solutions. The initiative promotes sustainable energy that benefits both the environment and the economy.
“Polk County’s partnership with OPAL Fuels demonstrates our commitment to Polk County’s residents,” said Polk County Board Chairman Bill Braswell. “Polk County is leveraging the by-product of waste breakdown and, at the same time, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. With the plant OPAL Fuels has constructed, landfill biogas will be turned into renewable natural gas, which can be used for fuel to power waste trucks, and provide energy for homes and businesses. This is a win-win for taxpayers and the environment.”
“Polk County represents our eleventh operational RNG project and our third to commence commercial operations this year,” said Adam Comora, co-CEO of OPAL Fuels. “Including Polk County and our recent announcement with GFL at the Sapphire project, we have approximately 8.8 million MMBtu of annual nameplate design capacity in operation, up 5.0 million MMBtu since becoming a public company in 2022.”
“We’re pleased with the progress we’ve made as the largest publicly traded integrated RNG operator in North America. We continue to execute on our strategic objectives, moving RNG projects forward from construction into operation while growing our fueling station business and expanding our integrated footprint,” Comora added.
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