Biofuels firm Anaergia Services has signed a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with Rialto Bioenergy Solutions to operate Rialto’s landfill diverted organic waste-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in California, North America for the next 10 years.
The facility is designed to convert up to 1,000 tons per day of municipal wastewater biosolids and landfill-diverted, organic waste into up to 985,000 MMBtu (million British thermal units) per year of RNG and fertilizer. It processes organic waste extracted from mixed municipal solid waste using Anaergia’s proprietary OREX technology and produces RNG with advanced anaerobic digester technology.
The facility supports California’s landfill diversion regulation Senate Bill 1383 intended to reduce greenhouse gas methane emissions from landfills.
“The RBS is a critical asset serving the organic waste diversion needs of Los Angeles’ RecycLA franchise and the broader Southern California region,” said Steve Compton, President of Sevana Bioenergy. “We are making capital and operational improvements to ensure we provide a reliable organics processing solution.”
RNG creates a cleaner, usable pathway for landfill waste and can reduce methane emissions from the sites. Environmental scientists consider methane emissions multiple times more damaging to the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
Anaergia, the parent of Anaergia Services, is involved with numerous biofuel and RNG projects across the U.S. It has upgraded a biowaste digester on the Michigan State University campus, and two years ago commissioned the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority project in California.
The global waste-to-energy market is forecast to grow from US$34.5 billion last year to $50B by 2032, according to Fortune Business Insights' report. Asia-Pacific dominates the waste-to-energy sector with a 47% market share.
