OPAL Fuels Inc. announced the start of commercial operations at its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Polk County municipal landfill in Jones Corner, Florida, marking the company鈥檚 eleventh operational RNG project and second facility in the state. Owned and operated by Polk County鈥檚 municipal government, the landfill is now providing biogas to OPAL鈥檚 RNG project which is producing and injecting pipeline-quality RNG.
With a nameplate design capacity of approximately 1.1 million MMBtu (8.5 million gasoline gallon equivalents) of RNG per year, the product RNG will be primarily used to replace diesel transportation fuel to lower fleet operating costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting in a significant impact on public health and the environment. This reduction is equivalent to achieving zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from over 900 heavy-duty trucks.
The commercial operations of OPAL鈥檚 Polk County RNG facility represents a significant step forward for OPAL Fuels’ mission of providing 鈥淐leaner, Cheaper, Now鈥� fuel solutions. This initiative is crucial in promoting sustainable energy solutions that benefit both the environment and the economy.
鈥淧olk County鈥檚 partnership with OPAL Fuels demonstrates our commitment to Polk County鈥檚 residents,鈥� said Polk County Board Chairman Bill Braswell. 鈥淧olk County is leveraging the by-product of waste breakdown and, at the same time, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. With the plant OPAL Fuels has constructed, landfill biogas will be turned into renewable natural gas, which can be used for fuel to power waste trucks, and provide energy for homes, and businesses. This is a win-win for taxpayers and the environment.鈥�
鈥淧olk County represents our eleventh operational RNG project and our third to commence commercial operations this year,鈥漵aid Adam Comora, co-CEO of OPAL Fuels. 鈥淚ncluding Polk County and our recent announcement with GFL at the Sapphire project, we have approximately 8.8 million MMBtu of annual nameplate design capacity in operation, up 5.0 million MMBtu since becoming a public company in 2022.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e pleased with the progress we鈥檝e made as the largest publicly traded integrated RNG operator in North America. We continue to execute on our strategic objectives, moving RNG projects forward from construction into operation while growing our fueling station business and expanding our integrated footprint,鈥� continued Comora.