Exceptional Reliability for Renewable Natural Gas Applications
We partner with renewable natural gas (RNG) developers, engineering firms, biogas companies and municipalities to increase application uptime and profitability.
Supporting the global acceleration of RNG projects
Efforts to convert biogas into clean energy are expanding worldwide – from landfills and wastewater treatment plants to dairy digesters and food waste processors. Our scalable solutions help improve project feasibility while reducing total cost of ownership.
RNG equipment powered by Copeland’s Vilter industrial compression technology helps capture and process more than 20 million tons of CO2 annually, converting it into a renewable fuel source – equivalent to 2.5 billion gallons of gasoline saved each year.1
Vilter is a leading brand in RNG project implementation, supporting over 100 landfills and 45 dairy digesters in North America alone with more than 700 Vilter units.
Solutions that provide balance-of-plant scalability
Implementing RNG projects can be complex. Feedstock variability, plant downtime and application complexities can introduce obstacles that impede project feasibility and profitability.
For nearly two decades, Copeland has offered purpose-built, customizable industrial solutions that span the gas upgrading process in RNG applications. Combining Vilter’s proven single screw compression technology with our deep expertise in RNG applications, we help project stakeholders increase uptime, minimize complexities and overcome implementation hurdles — all while accelerating the return on investment.
Vilter VSG/VSSG single screw compressor
A durable, balanced single screw compressor for natural gas/process applications, known for reliability and efficiency due to ultra-low bearing loads
Comprehensive support for RNG applications
From engineering and implementation support to operation and maintenance, Copeland’s Vilter RNG project experts are ready to help you scope your unique application requirements and support your uptime goals throughout the system lifecycle. Partner with us to maximize the reliability and profitability of your RNG operation.
Why choose Copeland?
Backed by trusted and reliable compression technology and more than 150 years of industrial experience, Copeland’s Vilter brand offers leading efficiency, reliability and longevity for RNG applications. Vilter solutions have supported the emergence of the RNG industry for nearly two decades.
Copeland stands at the forefront of the global energy transition. Our technological innovations, RNG expertise and balance-of-plant capabilities have made us a trusted partner for landfills, digesters, wastewater plants and food waste projects. With hundreds of installations in North America, we’re enabling the proliferation of RNG production, increasing uptime and lowering the total cost of system ownership.
What sets us apart:
- Efficient, reliable and low-maintenance compression technologies
- Balance-of-plant expertise for complex RNG operations
- Reliable, scalable and customizable solutions for diverse RNG projects
- Decades of trusted RNG experience and regulatory advocacy
- Comprehensive lifecycle services and support
- Engineered to perform in the most demanding landfill and digester applications
Enabling the RNG revolution
Copeland implements reliable and profitable RNG projects with landfill and digester developers, engineering firms and municipalities. Our solutions leverage Vilter single screw compression platforms, balance-of-plant solutions and RNG expertise to upgrade biogas to viable, renewable fuel sources.
Transforming dairy farm methane into clean fuel
Challenge: Aemetis, a California-based biofuel provider, sought a technology solution to help expand its hub-and-spoke RNG infrastructure supporting a network of dairy farms within the state’s Central Valley. The digester project would require upgrading biogas to RNG and connecting it to a local pipeline for distribution.
Solution: Copeland evaluated the various plant requirements and supplied its Vilter compression solutions for both biogas pre-treatment at remote digester sites and the centralized RNG upgrade facility. Aemetis reported 98% uptime at the digester sites and 99% uptime at the RNG upgrade facility.
Converting landfill waste into revenue
Challenge: Like many large municipalities, the King County Solid Waste Division in Washington was evaluating its landfill as a potential source of additional revenue. Methane produced from decomposition would first need to be purified and compressed before being sent to the pipeline as useful RNG.
Solution: To support the landfill’s new gas processing facility, we provided 17 Vilter single screw gas compressors. Collected methane is processed through several high-pressure compression stages to separate out methane and remove unwanted constituents. The converted methane is distributed via pipeline and is projected to provide $1 million in annual revenues, while significantly reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions.
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