Amp Americas Completes RNG Facility, Partners with Wisconsin Dairy to Deliver Methane Solution to Community

(Amp Americas/Ag NewsWire) A new dairy RNG project on the Wisconsin farm will reduce methane emissions by converting 90,000 gallons of dairy waste per day to renewable energy -- Amp Americas, a leading dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) company, today announced the completion of a project that converts dairy waste into RNG at Darlington Ridge Farms in Darlington, WI. The facility, which is now fully operational, is the latest of Amp Americas’ 12 operating digesters across dairies in Wisconsin, Indiana, Idaho, and Minnesota.

The project at Darlington Ridge Farms utilizes continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) anaerobic digesters to convert 90,000 gallons of dairy cow waste per day into renewable energy. The project captures methane that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, purifies it, and then injects it into the Alliant Energy natural gas pipeline. The RNG is used as clean, carbon-negative transportation fuel, reducing 27,000 metric tons (MT) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions per year.

Darlington Ridge Farms is managed by multi-generational farmers Jim and Katie DiGangi. The couple are founding members of the Lafayette County Ag Stewardship Alliance, a community where farmers and friends of agriculture work together to protect and improve local water quality and the environment.

“Our RNG facilities prevent and capture methane from thousands of dairy cows across America. Our renewable fuel reduces the cost of sustainably managing dairy waste, and creates well-paying jobs in rural communities,” said Grant Zimmerman, CEO of Amp Americas. “Jim and Katie are leading the way on sustainability solutions, and we are proud to work with them to bring this project to the Darlington community.”

“We are always looking for new ways to protect our land, soil and water and diversify our farm. Working with Amp Americas to build this RNG facility has given us an important environmental tool to continue to improve our operation and contribute to cleaner air and water for the broader Darlington community,” said Jim DiGangi.

A pioneer in the dairy RNG industry, Amp Americas partners with dairy farmers across the country on projects that reduce methane emissions from dairy waste. Amp Americas is committed to creating beneficial environmental and economic impact for its partners and the communities in which it operates. Poised for continued growth, Amp Americas’ operations will prevent over 700,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions per year by the end of this year.

About Amp Americas
Founded in 2011, Amp Americas builds, owns, and operates RNG production facilities that convert dairy waste into carbon-negative renewable natural gas and power. Amp leverages over a decade of unique expertise and specialized experience in carbon-negative fuel development, operations, and marketing to deliver comprehensive, at-scale solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve air, land and water quality. Amp Americas received the first dairy waste-to-vehicle fuel pathway certified by the EPA under the Renewable Fuel Standard and the first pathway certified by California’s Air Resources Board (“CARB”). Visit ampamericas.com. READ MORE

Excerpt from Amp Americas/Biomass Magazine: Amp Americas, a leading dairy methane capture and renewable natural gas (RNG) company, on Sept. 10 announced that its projects have reduced more than 2,000,000 metric tons (MT) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions since 2012 – equivalent to the emissions of more than five natural gas-fired power plants in one year.

Amp Americas partners with dairy farmers across the United States on projects that reduce methane emissions from dairy waste. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas – 84 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in driving global warming over a 20-year time span. Amp Americas provides an immediate, measurable and at-scale solution to methane emissions by capturing methane on dairy farms that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Dairy RNG also reduces the cost of managing dairy waste and produces digestate that can be used as fertilizer.

“For 12 years, we have worked alongside farmers to make a real, quantifiable impact on greenhouse gas emissions while improving the air quality in rural communities,” said Grant Zimmerman, CEO of Amp Americas. “Two million metric tons is a milestone we’re proud of, especially since there are no other near-term solutions that can tackle methane emissions like our RNG projects. We are grateful for our farm partners and excited to work with them to increase our impact. With access to new markets, Amp will develop additional projects on more and smaller farms across the United States.” READ MORE