TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables begin construction on a new agricultural renewable natural gas project in Virginia

AMELIA COURT HOUSE, Va., Oct 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — TotalEnergies today announces the groundbreaking of the Oakmulgee Dairy Farm renewable natural gas (RNG) project Amelia Court House, Virginiawith its joint venture partner Vanguard Renewables, a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), part of BlackRock.

Oakmulgee Dairy Farm will produce more than 259,000 million British thermal units per year (MMBtu/a) of renewable gas via an anaerobic digester and divert more than 105,000 tonnes of food and drink waste per year from landfill or incineration. The RNG produced at Oakmulgee will power AstraZeneca Maryland biopharmaceutical production facilities.

TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables, a U.S. leader in on-farm natural gas production using bio and renewable energy, announced April 2024 the establishment of a 50-50 percent joint venture to develop, build and operate RNG projects the United States. The partners are currently bringing 10 projects into construction with a total annual RNG capacity of 0.8 TWh (2.5 Bcf or 2,500,000 MMBtu). Beyond these initial ten projects, the two companies will consider investing in a potential pipeline of approximately 60 projects across the country.

“We are pleased to break ground on the Oakmulgee Dairy Farm project, which realizes TotalEnergies’ goal with our market-leading partner Vanguard Renewables to accelerate the development of processing food biowaste into renewable natural gas.” the United States” said Marc de LatailladeVice President, Biogas at TotalEnergies. “This project in Virginiaand two more are currently under construction Wisconsin And Minnesota“are part of a promising potential project pipeline that will support TotalEnergies’ goal of achieving a leading position in the rapidly growing renewable gas market.”

“We are thrilled to partner with the Moyer family, who are truly building the farm of the future, to bring this transformative technology to life,” said Neil H SmithChief Executive Officer, Vanguard Renewables. “By converting inedible and unsaleable food and beverage waste and dairy cow manure into renewable gas, we are not only reducing greenhouse gas emissions and making final use of methane, but also creating a sustainable energy source that benefits both the environment and local communities.”

TotalEnergies in the United States
Operation in the United States Since 1957, TotalEnergies has had a presence across the U.S. energy value chain, from exploration and production to renewable energy, refining and petrochemicals, to trading and marketing activities. With a business presence in 35 states and half of our institutional investors based in the country, the U.S. is an important market for TotalEnergies to implement our multi-energy strategy focused on providing low-cost, low-emission hydrocarbons and providing integrated energy solutions for clean energy concentrates solid energy to US customers.

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TotalEnergies and biogas
TotalEnergies is a leading company in the European biogas segment with a production capacity of 1.1 TWh. The company aims to become a major player in this segment in several key markets, particularly Europe And the United States through collaboration with leading partners such as Clean Energy and Vanguard Renewables. The company operates along the entire value chain, from project development to commercialization of this renewable gas and its by-products, including biofertilizers and BioCO2.

About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global integrated energy company that produces and markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewable energy and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are committed to providing more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to as many people as possible. TotalEnergies operates in around 120 countries and puts sustainability at the heart of its strategy, projects and business operations.

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