BurCell, EarnDLT partner to tokenize environmental attributes for alternative solid fuel and RNG

BurCell Technologies Inc., a waste-to-energy solutions company headquartered in the Atlanta area, has partnered with New York-based software development company EarnDLT Inc. to digitize and verify environmental attribute certificates for alternative solid fuel and renewable natural gas (RNG) produced at its facilities.

Through EarnDLT’s Greentruth platform, BurCell will issue blockchain-based Quantified Emissions Tokens (QETs) that serve as compliance reduction mechanisms for natural gas, coal and other energy sources. Each QET represents one million British thermal units (MMBtu) of thermal energy with verified carbon intensity measurements expressed in kilograms of CO₂ equivalent per MMBtu following the most stringent Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Technologies model.

“This partnership enables us to provide our customers with transparent, blockchain-verified environmental benefits from our innovative waste diversion processes,” BurCell CEO Ron Barmore says. “EarnDLT’s methodology creates a clear compliance pathway for delivering our environmental attributes through voluntary and regulatory programs.”

The proprietary BurCell System turns municipal solid waste into renewable feedstock at its commercial scale operating facility in Cordele, Georgia. According to BurCell, this diverts up to 75 percent of processed waste and more than 90 percent of the methane generating organics from landfills.

The company also has another facility planned for near-term construction in South Fulton, Georgia. BurCell's processes generate alternative solid fuel and RNG with carbon intensity between -65 and -110 kgCO2e/MMBtu, achieving net-negative emissions through avoided landfill methane and waste diversion credits.

“BurCell Technologies’ innovative approach to waste-to-fuels perfectly demonstrates how our Quantified Emissions Token framework can deliver precise environmental impact accounting,” EarnDLT CEO Aaron Lohmann says. “Our proprietary methodology provides the verification rigor needed to support regulatory compliance while offering market flexibility through our Greentruth marketplace.”

The partnership will roll out in phases, with Environmental Attribute Certificates for alternative solid fuel becoming available in early 2026, with volumes more than 400,000 MMBtu annually in 2027, with RNG certificates becoming available in 2027. The total volume of certificates is projected to exceed 1 million MMBtu in 2028.