New farm to produce renewable natural gas with Galileo’s technology

Galileo Technologies designed, installed, and commissioned one of its innovative Biobox 500 stations for integrated production of compressed renewable natural gas (RNG).

Biobox 500, biogas upgrading and RNG compression package.

New Jersey, September 13^th, 2022 – Galileo Technologies designed, installed, and commissioned one of its innovative Biobox 500 stations for integrated production of compressed renewable natural gas (RNG). The installation was performed at the Liberty Dairy Farm project in Wisconsin. Liberty is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (TSX/NYSE: AQN).

Conceived as an end-to-end solution, the Biobox 500 station is designed to upgrade up to 300 SCFM (cubic feet per minute) of raw biogas and deliver compressed RNG at 3600 psi (pounds per square inch) to be transported by road for injection into natural gas pipelines. Completely factory-assembled, the plug-and-play configuration of the station accelerates time to market and RNG monetization.

Our Biobox 500 units upgrade and compress biogas obtained from manure at two dairy farms owned by Liberty in Wisconsin. The first one was installed in November on a farm that houses 1,700 dairy cows, and the second one is processing the waste from a herd of 2500 cattle.

Our Biobox 500 units upgrade and compress biogas obtained from manure at two dairy farms owned by Liberty in Wisconsin. The first one was installed in November on a farm that houses 1,700 dairy cows, and the second one is processing the waste from a herd of 2500 cattle.

Since these units were designed for 300 scfm throughput, they are able to operate down to a 30-40% turndown. They yield an exceptional quality product gas, at 99.9% methane with a negligible methane slip, at an average of 800 ppm.

“Farm-based RNG projects offer dairy farmers the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as provide a valuable source of additional revenues. Liberty strives to work closely with dairies in the planning phase to ensure the project development and operation can be integrated into the existing farm operations with minimal impact,” said Tom West, Director of Business Development at Liberty. “We chose Galileo Technologies due to its extensive knowledge of natural gas, its innovative design, and modular installation which minimize disruptions to the daily farm operations”, West added.

“Agricultural activity is responsible for 24% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. If we are to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, small family farms in the United States have a key role to play, as they account for 90% of the country’s farms and 49% of the land with full biomass energy potential. At Galileo we strive to make modular solutions that can be installed in smaller applications, spreading the potential for RNG all over the world, from every source to every consumer,” said Rick Costigliolo, executive of Galileo Technologies.

About Galileo Technologies

Galileo Technologies is a hi-tech company at the forefront of engineering and manufacturing high-value-added solutions. For more than 30 years, it has broadened access to energy sources advancing carbon footprint reduction in more than 70 countries. Characterized by modularity and scalability, Galileo’s technologies provide solutions for the production, distribution, and usage of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and Hydrogen (H₂).

About Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and Liberty

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., the parent company of Liberty, is a diversified international generation, transmission, and distribution utility with over $17 billion of total assets. Through its two business groups, the Regulated Services Group and the Renewable Energy Group, AQN is committed to providing safe, secure, reliable, cost-effective, and sustainable energy and water solutions through its portfolio of electric generation, transmission, and distribution utility investments to over one million customer connections, largely in the United States and Canada. AQN is a global leader in renewable energy through its portfolio of long-term contracted wind, solar, and hydroelectric generating facilities. AQN owns, operates, and/or has net interests in over 4 GW of installed renewable energy capacity.