Waga Energy inaugurates renewable natural gas facility at Iowa landfill

The Waste Commission of Scott County, Linwood Mining and Minerals and Waga Energy have inaugurated a renewable natural gas (RNG) unit at the Scott Area Landfill in Davenport, Iowa, in partnership with the American Biogas Council. 

The facility will produce more than 205,000 MMBtu (million British thermal units, or 60 gigawatt hours) of RNG annually, avoiding 15,800 tons of CO₂ emissions.  

“We are very proud to inaugurate this Wagabox unit at the Scott Area Landfill,” Waga Energy CEO Guénaël Prince says. “It embodies the power of public-private collaboration and demonstrates Waga Energy's expertise through its innovative technology to develop RNG projects on smaller landfills.” 

Commissioned in October, the Scott County RNG plant is operated by Waga Energy, a French environmental services company that specializes in converting landfill gas to renewable natural gas, and uses Waga Energy’s Wagabox technology to upgrade landfill gas into pipeline-quality RNG. The gas is injected directly into the MidAmerican Energy pipeline, providing a local, renewable alternative to fossil natural gas. 

The Scott Area Landfill processes 185,000 tons of waste each year. The landfill is operated by the Waste Commission of Scott County on a Linwood Mining and Minerals property. 

Waga Energy designed, built, owns and operates the facility under a 20-year agreement, sharing revenues with the Waste Commission of Scott County and Linwood Mining and Minerals. 

“Just like the Waste Commission is a partnership, this project is a partnership,” says Ken Beck, chair of the Waste Commission of Scott County. “The Commissioners are pleased to give our support of working with Linwood Mining and Minerals and Waga Energy on this innovative and exciting community development.”