This renewable natural gas (RNG) facility’s digesters produced approximately 2,000 dth/day, while the pipeline and injection systems of the facility were sized to handle 10,000 dth/day. To utilize the excess capacity, this developer wanted to accept additional upgraded biogas trucked in from other nearby dairy farm RNG facilities and food waste digesters. Some of the RNG facilities in the area that did not have a natural gas interconnect, so our team designed a new truck unloading system to establish a virtual pipeline.
Truck unloading requires specialized equipment to control and measure properties of the gas such as pressure, temperature, and composition. We identified optimal locations for the new truck offloading station, as well as designed tie-ins to existing equipment that required minimal downtime to integrate. We coordinated with vendors to integrate Owner-supplied equipment, confirmed piping designs and equipment specifications, completed process piping design, implemented tower lighting and bollards, and managed construction. The decanting facility is now accepting additional biogas and increasing system profitability.
