Viva Energy has signed a partnership agreement with Waga Energy, who is said to be the European leader in renewable natural gas recovery from landfill waste.
The four-year agreement provides Viva Energy with first right of refusal to offtake biomethane produced by Waga Energy in Australia.
Viva Energy sees growing demand for renewable natural gas from customers looking to reduce their carbon footprint. Biomethane is a renewable substitute for natural gas and is claimed to be one of the most competitive means to reduce CO2 emissions for heavy industrial users of natural gas.
Viva Energy Chief Business Development and Sustainability Officer Lachlan Pfeiffer says the partnership is another step in developing lower-carbon products, as the company begins the transition to more sustainable energy sources.
“We are keen to develop products that will support our customer’s emissions reduction ambitions,” he says, “and we think biomethane can play an important role for customers with natural gas demand and usage.”
About Waga Energy
Established in 2015 in Grenoble, France, Waga Energy has developed proprietary, patented technology for the recovery and purification of gas that is released from landfill sites. This gas is collected and processed in units known as WAGABOX.
The average WAGABOX unit offers a maximum installed capacity of 225 GWh/year. This is said to be enough to power 35,000 homes and avoid the emission of 45,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.
Waga Energy operates 10 WAGABOX units in France and is considered the European leader in the production of biomethane from landfill gas. There are 10 new WAGABOX units under construction, including one in Spain and two in Canada.
Waga Energy’s technology addresses the carbon challenge in two ways. The WAGABOX units capture the gas emitted from landfill sites, which is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. It also produces a renewable substitute for fossil-based natural gas, reducing the carbon footprint of consumers.
