Canada-headed Anaergia, Inc. (Anaergia), a global technology leader in recovering value from waste, has announced that its subsidiary, Anaergia Services LLC (Anaergia Services), has entered into a long-term Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract with US-based Rialto Bioenergy Solutions LLC (RBS), an affiliate of Sevana Bioenergy LLC. located in California, the RBS facility is currently the largest landfill-diverted organic waste-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in North America.
Under the terms of the contract, Anaergia Services expects to operate the RBS facility for the next 10 years.
The facility processes organic waste that was extracted from mixed municipal solid waste (MSW) using Anaergia’s proprietary “OREX” technology and produces biomethane aka renewable natural gas (RNG) with large-scale, advanced anaerobic digester (AD) technology.
It is designed to convert up to 1,000 tonnes per day of municipal wastewater biosolids and landfill-diverted, organic waste into up to 985,000 MMBtu per year of RNG and biofertilizer.
The RBS is a critical asset serving the organic waste diversion needs of Los Angeles’ RecycLA franchise and the broader Southern California region. We are making capital and operational improvements to ensure we provide a reliable organics processing solution, said Steve Compton, President of Sevana Bioenergy.
The RBS facility supports California’s landfill diversion regulation Senate Bill 1383 aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) methane emissions from landfills.
We are pleased and proud to be entrusted in operating the RBS facility, which is playing a critical role in organic waste recycling in the heart of California, said Assaf Onn, CEO of Anaergia.
