Greenwood County and Redtail Renewables announced a long-term partnership to develop a renewable natural gas (RNG) project at the Greenwood County Landfill. The announcement follows Redtail Renewables’ acquisition of VRNG Greenwood LLC, the company developing the facility in a transaction that closed in late July.
Under long-term agreements with Greenwood County, Redtail will assume responsibility for investing in and operating the landfill’s gas collection system and will develop a facility to capture landfill methane — a potent greenhouse gas — and upgrade it into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas for use as a low-carbon transportation fuel.
“This partnership is an important investment in Greenwood County and the long-term stewardship of our landfill,” said Greenwood County Council Chairman Theo Lane. “By capturing landfill gas and putting it to productive use, we’re turning a resource that would otherwise be lost into an environmental benefit and lasting value for our community. We appreciate Redtail Renewables’ commitment to Greenwood County and look forward to seeing this project become a reality.”
The planned facility is designed to process 1,250 standard cubic feet of landfill gas per minute, producing 300,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas per year once fully developed. That’s removing the CO2 emission of nearly 2,000 passenger cars from the road each year.
“Reaching this milestone is an exciting moment for our team and for our partnership with Greenwood County,” said Claus Nussgruber, Redtail Renewables CEO. “Now our focus turns to bringing this project to life by investing in the county’s infrastructure and responsibly developing a renewable natural gas facility that benefits both the community and the environment. We’re grateful to the Greenwood County Council, county leadership, and Vision RNG for their collaboration, and we’re focused on delivering a project the community can be proud of for decades to come.”