New WAGABOX® in Can Mata

In June 2023, WAGA Energy had the pivotal achievement for the reduction of emissions and combating global warming from Spain, WAGABOX® was commissioned in Can Mata landfill site near Barcelona.

The WAGABOX® unit in Can Mata site, can generate 70 GWh (240,000 MMBtu) of RNG per year into the grid, which is equivalent to the gas consumption of 14,000 Spanish households, or to a fleet of 200 buses using it as biofuel.

UBE CO₂ Separator is installed in WAGABOX® units to treat landfill gas into grid-compliant biomethane (RNG).

Here, landfill gas tends to contain CH₄, CO₂, N₂ and O₂, for the reduction of emissions and combating global warming, the collection of this landfill gas Is crucial, especially CH₄ which is over 80 times higher GWP (Global warming potential) than CO₂ on a 20-year timescale, and convert it to RNG.

The WAGABOX® unit combines UBE CO₂ Separator to remove CO₂ from landfill gas and Waga Energy’s patented cryogenic distillation to separate CH₄ from N₂ and O₂.

UBE CO₂ Separator as a keystone in the process contributes to letting the process effectively work to minimize energy consumption and maximize productivity.

The facility has obtained ISCC (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) EU certification, demonstrating that its production complies with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission reduction criteria defined by the EU Renewable Energy Directive（RED II)

• WAGA Energy: https://waga-energy.com/en/
• UBE:  https://ube.es/products/biogas-upgrading-biomethane-co2-separator/