Landfill Gas-to-Energy and Renewable Natural Gas Management

Capturing value from landfill gas through proven energy solutions

Landfill gas (LFG) projects present both opportunity and risk. Operators must balance environmental compliance, energy production goals, and system performance while navigating tight design schedules and complex permitting.

RESPEC helps clients turn LFG into a stable, compliant, and profitable energy resource. With our extensive knowledge in LFG system design, treatment technologies, and regulatory strategy, we deliver complete solutions for landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) and renewable natural gas (RNG) projects that support operations and reduce emissions.

Services

  • Full Processing Plant Engineering and Permitting
  • Gas Collection System Design and LFG Modeling
  • LFG and Surface Emissions Monitoring and Compliance Reporting
  • System Troubleshooting and Operations and Maintenance Support
  • Well Sounding, 3D Mapping, and Gas Sampling
  • New Beneficial Use Facilities Development and Design
  • Condensate Management System Design
  • Instrumentation, Controls, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Design
  • LFG Treatment and Odor Management Systems
  • Flare Systems and Controls Design
  • Annual Required Regulatory Gas Documentation
  • Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, Mechanical, and Electrical Engineering Support
  • Construction Quality Assurance (CQA)

Project Highlights

Landfill Gas-to-Energy System Expansion

PPL Renewable Energy at Lycoming County Landfill, PA

The team led the conceptual design, permitting, and construction support for a major LFG and LFGTE plant expansion that supplied power to a correctional facility, landfill, and the public grid. Our efforts included new gas collection wells, mechanical system upgrades, stormwater design, power line easement development, and field CQA. This project earned a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Landfill Methane Outreach Program Project of the Year award.

Landfill Gas-to-Energy Feasibility Study and System Design

United States Trade and Development Agency Pilot Project, Zacatecas, Mexico

The team was elected through a competitive international process to complete a comprehensive feasibility study for a 1–3 megawatt LFGTE facility. This study assessed waste characteristics, modeled gas output, analyzed financial viability, and provided a technical roadmap for the first-of-its-kind project in the region. The results supported significant methane emission reductions and opened new funding pathways.

Renewable Natural Gas Facility Design and Permitting

WM Renewable Energy, Fairless Landfill, PA

The team provided complete engineering and permitting services for a 12,000-standard-cubic-foot-per-minute LFG-to-RNG plant, including pipeline injection capabilities. The design addressed condensate management; flare systems; SCADA integration; and all mechanical, electrical, and structural needs. The project supported circular economy and greenhouse gas reduction goals while creating a new revenue stream from captured gas.