Landfill Gas-to-RNG Facility Begins Commercial Operations in New Jersey

A new renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, has entered commercial operation through a collaboration between OPAL Fuels, South Jersey Industries (SJI), and the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA). The project converts landfill gas from ACUA’s solid waste landfill into RNG, offering a lower-carbon fuel alternative to diesel and conventional natural gas.

The facility is designed to capture and process 2,500 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) of landfill gas and is expected to produce more than 650,000 MMBtu—or roughly 4.6 million gasoline gallon equivalents—of RNG each year. The renewable gas will be delivered into the pipeline system of South Jersey Gas, a subsidiary of SJI.

“The launch of this facility marks an important milestone in OPAL Fuels’ mission of turning waste into clean, domestic energy,” said Adam Comora, Co-Chief Executive Officer of OPAL Fuels. “This project reduces emissions, improves local air quality, creates jobs, and strengthens American energy independence, while also serves as an example of how every landfill can benefit from producing RNG by generating financial value, cutting methane emissions, and displacing diesel to decarbonize transportation.”

The project is the first developed under the 50/50 joint venture between OPAL Fuels and SJI to build, own, and operate RNG facilities. Their next planned collaboration, the Burlington RNG facility in Florence Township, New Jersey, is currently in development.