Waga 4 World

The W4W project aims to develop a next-generation WAGABOX unit to enhance landfill gas recovery as biomethane, facilitating global deployment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Subsidie
€ 2.452.401
2022

Projectdetails

Introduction

Over 10 million Nm3/h of methane is lost in landfills worldwide. This is a major waste of renewable energy and a significant source of GHG emissions.

WAGABOX Technology

WAGA ENERGY has developed the WAGABOX unit, a breakthrough technology enabling recovery of landfill gas as grid-compliant biomethane. Since 2017, the company has been deploying this solution in France through a build, own, operate, and maintain business model:

  • WAGA ENERGY purchases landfill gas from landfill operators.
  • It sells compliant biomethane to energy utilities, thanks to a feed-in tariff.

Environmental Impact

The WAGABOX solution has a double impact in terms of fighting climate change:

  1. It incentivizes landfill operators to recover their gas, which contributes to significantly reducing fugitive methane emissions.
  2. It produces clean, local renewable gas that can substitute common fossil natural gas.

Ten WAGABOX units are operational in France. They supply around 35,000 households, avoiding 45,000 tons of eqCO2 emissions per year.

Cost Competitiveness

By recovering a waste management by-product, the WAGABOX unit solution provides the most cost-competitive biomethane in France, as the feed-in tariff for landfill gas upgrading is 40% lower than for anaerobic digestion plants. Existing units purify 600 Nm3/h and produce biomethane for an average price of 75/MWh.

Global Deployment Challenges

However, to deploy this innovation worldwide, WAGA ENERGY must sell biomethane on a merchant basis, as most countries do not offer public incentives for biomethane. A target selling price of 42-48/MWh must be achieved to be able to sign long-term purchase agreements with energy utilities or traders.

Next-Generation WAGABOX Unit

Consequently, a next-generation WAGABOX unit adapted to local regulations with higher capacity, higher performance, and lower manufacturing and operating costs is mandatory to sustain worldwide deployment.

W4W Project

The W4W project aims to complete the development of this specific next-generation WAGABOX unit and move it from TRL7 to TRL8 before starting a broad international roll-out of the solution.

Financiële details & Tijdlijn

Financiële details

Subsidiebedrag€ 2.452.401
Totale projectbegroting€ 2.452.401

Tijdlijn

Startdatum1-1-2022
Einddatum31-8-2026
Subsidiejaar2022

Partners & Locaties

Projectpartners

  • WAGA ENERGYpenvoerder
  • SOFIWAGA ESPANA 1 SL

Land(en)

FranceSpain

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