
Photo courtesy of Waga Energy
Technology from French renewable natural gas (RNG) producer Waga Energy is scheduled to be installed at the Scott Area landfill outside of Davenport, Iowa, to convert raw methane from waste into grid-compliant natural gas.
As reported by KWQC, a news station based in Davenport, Waga reached out to the Waste Commission of Scott County to offer an installation of their new technology—the Waga Box. The device “cleans” raw methane produced at the landfill and reinjects it into a local natural gas pipeline for further distribution. The gas will then be available for homes and businesses as a clean and renewable energy.
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Brian Seals, landfill operations manager for the Waste Commission, helped negotiate a deal between the three parties—Linwood, Waga and the landfill—according to KWQC.
“They’re committing to being in our community,” Seals tells the news station. “We’ve signed a 30-year agreement with them to be here and so they’re committed to be here and to beneficially use our methane for the next 30 years.”
Waga will invest millions of dollars into the project so taxpayer dollars will not be used for the project. Revenue will be shared between Linwood and the Waste Commission. Waga will earn proceeds from selling the gas to third-party distributors.
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