No More Feeding the Flare at This Oregon Clean-Water Facility

A renewable natural gas process replaces CHP at an Oregon clean-water plant, making use of what had been surplus biogas and generating revenue

No More Feeding the Flare at This Oregon Clean-Water Facility

Aerial view of the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission plant shows equipment for purifying biogas. The Greenlane Biogas pressure swing adsorption system in the center foreground.

The Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission was producing more biogas than its equipment could use to generate electricity and heat. As a result, the plant was flaring about 40% of the biogas it produced.

The regional facility, which serves the cities of Springfield and...

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