Anaergia Inc. announced that its Canadian subsidiary, Anaergia DB Inc, has signed a contract to deliver its digestion technology and integrated biogas conditioning and upgrading technology for a renewable natural gas (RNG) project by PepsiCo Alimentos ZF LTDA in Colombia.

The biogas system supplied by Anaergia will convert approximately 50,000 tons per year of organic residues produced at PepsiCo's food production facility in Funza, Columbia. The system will convert residues into renewable natural gas for on-site use, thereby displacing fossil fuels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 3,700 tons of CO2 per year.

This project is a significant step forward for PepsiCo in achieving its carbon reduction goals. "By utilizing Anaergia's solutions at our Funza facility, PepsiCo will be generating renewable natural gas from our residue streams and reducing our carbon footprint," said Jim Andrews, Chief Sustainability Officer at PepsiCo. "This project is another transformative initiative by PepsiCo, as we progress towards our carbon reduction commitment," added Andrews.

Iit's also a win for Anaergia, which is now supplying its technology to PepsiCo facilities on three continents. "South America is now the third continent where Anaergia is providing systems to PepsiCo facilities," said Assaf Onn, CEO of Anaergia. "By providing our proven solutions to create renewable fuel and energy from organic waste, we are helping our customers achieve their environmental and economic objectives globally," added Mr. Onn.

This is not the first time Anaergia has been involved in a large-scale organic waste-to-energy project. In November, the company won a contract to operate and maintain the biggest such facility in North America, located in California. The Rialto Bioenergy Solutions LLC (RBS) facility is designed to convert up to 1,000 tons a day of municipal wastewater biosolids and landfill-diverted organic waste into up to 985,000 million British thermal units per year of RNG and fertilizer.

The RBS facility is a critical part of California's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills. "The Facility supports California's landfill diversion regulation Senate Bill 1383 aimed at reducing greenhouse gas methane emissions from landfills," the companies said in a joint press release.

Anaergia is also working on a project to upgrade an anaerobic digester at Michigan State University's South Campus Anaerobic Digester and Compost Facility. The facility generates 380 kilowatts of electricity from food waste and manure, powering multiple campus buildings.

These projects are all part of Anaergia's mission to accelerate the world's clean energy transition by transforming organic waste streams into valued resources.