Archaea Energy and Republic Services Celebrate First RNG Plant in Landmark Partnership
Archaea Energy, a subsidiary of bp, and Republic Services have marked the opening of the first renewable natural gas plant under their Lightning Renewables joint venture, which is slated to include roughly 40 RNG projects in total. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the facility captures landfill gas generated by the decomposition of waste at a Republic Services site and converts it into pipeline-quality RNG.
The plant uses a modular, skid-based design that allows for faster construction than traditional custom-built RNG facilities. Once fully operational, it is expected to process up to 6,400 standard cubic feet per minute of gas, enough to heat more than 25,000 homes annually, according to the U.S. EPA, while supporting local air quality and expanding domestic energy production.