Republic Services partners with Raven SR to produce commercial green hydrogen

Raven SR Inc., a renewable energy company based in Pinedale, Wyoming, has announced a collaboration with Republic Services Inc., Phoenix. The partnership will convert organic waste to produce green hydrogen at a site in Richmond, California. 

According to a news release from Raven SR, the company will initially process up to 99.9 tons of organic waste per day at Republic Services’ West Contra Costa Sanitary Landfill. It will produce up to 2,000 metric tons per year of renewable hydrogen and power for its operations. Additionally, Raven SR's goal is to generate as much of its own power on-site to reduce the burden on the grid. 

“Republic Services gives us a foundation to produce green hydrogen for commercial use in the transportation sector in Northern California,” says Matt Murdock, Raven SR CEO. “As we bring this system online under very strict environmental regulatory controls, we will demonstrate we can convert waste anywhere.”

Raven SR says the agreement will help move California toward its goal of reducing emissions from organic waste under its Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy. It will also produce emission-free hydrogen fuel for passengers and heavy-duty vehicles.  

Republic Services says it is involved with 75 renewable energy projects across the country. This project supports the company’s long-term sustainability goal to increase the recovery and circularity of key materials by 40 percent by 2030. 

“We are excited about this innovative partnership with Raven SR and the opportunity to produce green hydrogen from organic waste,” says Pete Keller, Republic Services vice president of recycling and sustainability. “This project not only creates additional clean energy resources in the region but also allows us to help customers meet their sustainability goals. We believe it’s imperative to achieve greater circularity with the materials we handle to help preserve the environment now and for future generations.”

The agreement with Republic Services comes after Raven SR recently selected POWER Engineers to complete final engineering and design and Stellar J to construct its first commercial renewable fuel production facilities for the Republic site and another northern California landfill.