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LFG-to-RNG Facility
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Over Two Decades of Powering World-Class Manufacturing with Landfill Gas
BMW Manufacturing | Palmetto Landfill (LFGTE Direct Use Pipeline), SC
Overview
Landfill gas drives the BMW Manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the largest BMW Group production facility in the world. At the time, Waste Management’s Palmetto Landfill provided ~50% of the plant’s energy needs. Neogenyx Fuels developed, owns, and operates the landfill gas processing system that delivers the energy, through its 9.5 mile pipeline, to BMW to produce electricity and thermal for more than two decades.
In 2023, BMW Manufacturing extended its partnership for an additional eight years – a testament to the project’s sustained performance. The project has earned multiple EPA recognitions, including the Green Power Leadership Award (2003), LMOP Project of the Year (2003, 2006), and Green Star Award (2005).
Solution & Benefits
The LGFTE facility processes 4,000 standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) of landfill gas, delivering it to BMW’s on-site energy center. Landfill gas travels a 9.5-mile pipeline from the Palmetto Landfill to Plant Spartanburg, where multiple efficient gas turbines cogenerate electricity and hot water for the eight million-square-foot plant. Achieving commercial operation in January 2003, the project has operated continuously for more than two decades, saving BMW several million dollars annually in energy costs. Benefits include:
- Mitigation of energy market price volatility
- No upfront capital requirement for BMW
- Environmentally responsible power resource
- Over 20 years of continuous, reliable operation
Project Details
Solutions
Cogeneration Power Plant (Turbines); Boiler/Thermal Fuel; Process; Hydrogen Pilot Study; Landfill Gas-to-Energy (LFGTE)
Developer & Operator
Neogenyx Fuels
Partnership
Waste Management, Inc.
Location
Spartanburg, South Carolina
End Use
On-site cogeneration of electricity/hot water and process systems
Commercial Operation
2003
9.5 miles
Landfill Gas Pipeline
4,000 SCFM
Raw Landfill Gas Processing Capacity
~1 million MMBTu
Installed Capacity
~50% Offset
of Plant’s Total Energy Requirements
(at the time operations began)
Explore Plant Highlights
The official launch of Neogenyx Fuels is subject to the closing of the transaction between Ameresco, Inc. and HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc.
