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April 28 (Reuters) - Privately held OPAL Fuels LLC and a unit of NextEra Energy are planning the first landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in Minnesota, the companies said Wednesday, as U.S. consumers and governments demand more clean energy.
Landfill gas, like gas from animal waste, food waste and sewage treatment plants, is mostly methane, the second-biggest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. In its first 20 years in the atmosphere, methane has 80 times more heat-trapping potential than carbon dioxide.
The energy industry is the biggest contributor to methane emissions in the United States, followed by agriculture and waste management, according to the U.S. Energy Department.
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Private US investor Fortistar creates integrated RNG network
Apr 22, 2021 3:51:pm
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Private US investor Fortistar creates integrated RNG network
Fortistar LLC, a privately-owned investment firm focused on providing capital to address complex sustainability challenges, said April 22 two of its portfolio companies had merged to create a fully-integrated renewable natural gas (RNG) supply company.
Fortistar Methane Group (FMG), a growing developer of RNG facilities and one of the largest landfill-gas-to-energy companies in the US, and TruStar Energy, which provides RNG for the transportation sector, will merge to become Opal Fuels, with 140 RNG refuelling stations nationwide.
“Opal will lead the effort to decarbonise America’s transportation industry, which generates the largest share of annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, by supplying clean, sustainable energy fuelled by renewable natural gas,” Fortistar president Mark Comora said.