Ameresco's Illinois landfill RNG plant achieves commercial operation
Renewable energy company Ameresco on February 20 announced the commencement of commercial operation at its landfill gas to renewable natural gas (RNG) plant located at Republic Services’ Brickyard Landfill in Danville, Illinois.
The Brickyard facility boasts a gross nameplate capacity of over 500,000 dekatherms/year, with the potential to displace traditional fuel sources. The plant can process 2,000 ft3/minute of raw landfill gas, capturing naturally occurring methane and transforming it into pipeline-grade RNG.
The RNG produced by the Brickyard facility is anticipated to reduce over 27,000 tonnes/year of carbon dioxide emissions if used to displace diesel vehicle fuel. This reduction is equivalent to the carbon sequestered by planting nearly 326,000 acres of forests.
Moreover, the Brickyard RNG facility directly supports Republic Services’ long-term sustainability goal to beneficially reuse 50% more biogas by 2030 beneficially, further emphasizing the environmental benefits of this collaboration.
This project at Brickyard represents Ameresco's 12th renewable energy venture with Republic Services, with an additional 10 projects currently in various stages of development, permitting, or construction.