Greenlane marks customer's new biomethane hub

Executive Summary

• Greenlane Renewables' customer, Orizon Valorizacao de Residuos S.A., inaugurated its new biomethane plant at Ecoparque Jaboatao in Pernambuco, Brazil, featuring a complete biogas upgrading system supplied by Greenlane.
• The facility represents a $62-million investment (258 million Brazilian reals) and positions Orizon as a leader in renewable fuel production, integrating waste management, energy infrastructure, and decarbonization.
• The plant has a production capacity of 110,000 cubic meters of biomethane per day, which will be injected directly into the Copergas pipeline network for residential and industrial use.

Key Details

• Project Scope: The facility harnesses biogas generated from the decomposition of waste, capturing and purifying it to produce biomethane for use in existing fossil gas infrastructure without modification.
• Production Capacity: The plant produces 110,000 cubic meters of biomethane daily.
• Source Material: Biogas originates from the decomposition of 3,500 tonnes of waste generated daily by 2.5 million people across Recife, Jaboatao dos Guararapes, Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Vitoria de Santo Antao, and Moreno.
• Timeline: Greenlane announced the system supply contract on Oct. 5, 2023; on-site construction began in May 2024 and was completed at the end of 2025.
• Financing: The project was financed by Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB).
• Regulatory Status: In 2025, Brazil's National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) granted authorization for the Jaboatao plant to produce and commercialize biomethane, confirming compliance with technical and operational requirements.
• Infrastructure Integration: Biomethane is injected directly into the Copergas (Pernambuco Gas Company) pipeline network. Orizon is evaluating future liquefaction systems to serve customers outside the pipeline network.
• Ecopark Context: The plant is located within Ecoparque Jaboatao dos Guararapes, a 1.1 million square meter site handling 3,500 tonnes of waste daily, housing Latin America's largest mechanical sorting unit and a 28.5-megawatt thermoelectric plant.

Notable Quotes

• Brad Douville, CEO of Greenlane: "It has been an absolute delight for Greenlane to collaborate with Orizon on this flagship biomethane project in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, which represents a critical piece of infrastructure providing low-carbon energy to the local community... Greenlane is committed to enabling its customers to enhance revenue generating biomethane output from their assets while minimizing upfront investment, making biomethane projects more accessible and scalable."
• Milton Pilao, CEO of Orizon: "The inauguration of the biomethane plant at Ecoparque Jaboatao marks a milestone for the sustainable development of Pernambuco and Brazil, expanding the availability of competitive and sustainable energy solutions in the country... With this new unit, we are increasing biomethane production with reliability, predictability and industrial-scale capacity."