In France, the Lot-et-Garonne regional investment agency SEM Avergies and regional waste management company Valorizon have chosen compatriot landfill gas to renewable natural gas technology supplier Waga Energy SA to produce renewable natural gas at the Albié waste management site in Monflanquin, Lot-et-Garonne.
Valorizon and Avergies have set up the company SAS Biogaz Monflanquin to manage the project and selected Waga Energy to upgrade the landfill gas (LFG) from the Albié Landfill in Monflanquin into bioemethane, aka renewable natural gas (RNG).
Waga Energy will install and operate a WAGABOX unit onsite to upgrade the LFG into RNG. The RNG will be injected directly into the natural gas distribution network owned by Territoire d’Énergie Lot-et-Garonne and operated by GRDF, to supply homes and businesses of the Villeneuve-sur-Lot community.
The partnership with Waga Energy is a real step forward for our project and the region. Thanks to its cutting-edge technology, responsiveness, and recognized expertise, we were able to design an innovative and sustainable solution. The project represents not only a profitable economic opportunity but also a contribution to the local energy transition. Once again, we are proud to be able to implement an environmentally-friendly approach to supply locally-produced green gas for the benefit of the inhabitants and businesses of Lot-et-Garonne, said Pascal de Sermet, Chairman and CEO of SEM Avergies.
Avoid landfill methane emissions
The Monflanquin site processes almost 30,000 tonnes of waste a year. Valorizon’s teams are fully committed to optimizing LFG capture so that it can be efficiently upgraded into RNG by the WAGABOX unit.
The WAGABOX unit is expected to produce an average of 41,000 MMBtu (12 GWh) of RNG per annum, supplying around 3,000 local households.
Scheduled to be operational by the end of 2025, its commissioning is estimated to avoid the emission of 2,400 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2eq) annually by replacing fossil natural gas with RNG.
This project marks an important stage in the development of the Albié Landfill, with the aim of improving the quality of treatment and the environmental footprint of our activity, while reducing pollution by better capturing gas emissions. The partnership with Avergies enables Valorizon to make this investment with limited impact on the organization’s investment budget, while at the same time benefiting from part of the future revenue from the biogas upgrading, said Ludovic Biasotto, Chairman of Valorizon.
Through this project, the Monflanquin Landfill will supply the area with clean, local, and renewable energy. The RNG can also be used to fuel truck fleets, as is the case in the urban areas of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Agen, and the Confluent and Coteaux de Prayssas Community of Communes, through a network of Témob stations.
Compressed RNG (BioCNG) for Natural Gas Vehicles (NGVs) is a mature, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly solution for decarbonizing heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) transportation.
We are delighted to be working with Valorizon and Avergies, local players committed to renewable energy. With this new project, we are working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat global warming. Thanks to the commitment of our partners and the WAGABOX technology, the Monflanquin Landfill has become an RNG producer, supplying the region with local, low-carbon energy, ended Mathieu Lefebvre, Chairman and CEO of Waga Energy.
