Waga Energy signs partnership agreement with technology provider

Waga Energy, a France-based landfill gas-to-energy technology and operations management provider, says it has signed a partnership agreement with Fives, also based in France, whose cryogenics-based technology it uses within its Wagabox units.

Calling Fives “an international leader in industrial engineering,” Waga says the new agreement “strengthens the long-term cooperation between Waga Energy and Fives, enabling both partners to optimize the design and manufacture of Wagabox units.”

Those units, developed and patented by Waga Energy and using technology partially provided by Fives, are used to upgrade captured landfill gas into what Waga calls “network compliant renewable natural gas (RNG).”

“Fives is the world’s leading manufacturer of heat exchangers, one of the components of the cryogenic distillation module in Wagabox units,” states Waga.

“To meet the challenges posed by climate change, we need to bring together the world's best expertise,” says Vincent Pourailly, president of the Cryogenics business line at Fives. “Fives, a technological leader in cryogenics for over 65 years, and Waga Energy, a specialist in the upgrade of RNG from landfill waste, are perfect examples of this synergy. We are delighted to be supporting them in this project, which will accelerate the energy transition.”

Remarks Nicolas Paget, co-founder and deputy CEO of Waga Energy, “Since 2015, the Fives teams have been supporting us in the deployment of our Wagabox RNG production units. We are proud to bring this partnership to fruition, bringing together two French companies with an international outlook and a focus on climate issues.”

By joining forces with Fives, Waga Energy says it intends to step up its development in Europe and North America. Currently, 28 Wagabox units, all equipped with Fives technology, are operated by Waga Energy in France, Spain, Canada and the United States.