What is Landfill Gas?

Landfill gas is generated as a natural result of the decomposition of organic material in landfill sites via evaporation of volatile organic compounds, chemical reactions between waste components and microbial action. Landfill gas is composed of approximately 50% methane and 50% CO2, along with trace amounts of other organic compounds and is therefore the third largest source of methane generation in the US.

In the U.S., the number of landfill gas capture projects is increasing significantly, adopted in large to minimize energy costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Once the methane gas is collected and treated, it can be used for electricity generation or processed into pipeline quality natural gas by removing various contaminants and components and sold offsite. In this way, landfill gas is transformed into a renewable natural gas resource.

A landfill site that deposits a million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year will produce enough methane over a 20-year period to power a 1 MW gas engine. The gas used for this power generation does not require the extensive cleanup that would be required for a pipeline specified product. This is because gas engines can resist the impurities that typically appear in landfills, creating a quality product referred to as low BTU (has a heating value between 90 and 200 BTU per cubic foot). Methane still has significant value to a landfill site operator as it allows them to harness electrical energy that can be sold to the grid or used for onsite power, all while reducing emissions.

BCCK’s engineering team can optimize your low or medium BTU landfill site with any gas composition, providing more efficient and sustainable technologies for scrubbing, dehydration, compressing and processing prior to generating electricity.

Benefits of Cryogenic Gas Plants

  1. Enhanced Operational Efficiency: Cryogenic gas plants utilize low temperatures to efficiently extract hydrocarbons, offering large-scale gas processors cost savings and optimized energy output.
  2. Competitive Advantage: BCCK’s systems provide unmatched reliability, ensuring facilities stay competitive in rapidly evolving markets. With flexible designs, enhanced recoveries, and easy operability, businesses run smarter and more sustainably.
  3. Sustainability: From reducing operational inefficiencies to maximizing resource recovery, cryogenic gas plants reflect BCCK’s commitment to sustainable practices in gas processing.
  4. Industry-Leading Expertise: BCCK combines engineering excellence with years of experience, giving customers unmatched resources for every stage of gas facility development.

>> Learn more about our Cryogenic Gas Plant capabilities

BCCK and Carbon Clean sign agreement to deliver carbon capture solutions across the US

Carbon Clean, a leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with BCCK, a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and field construction services.

BCCK and Carbon Clean will collaborate to provide Carbon Clean’s semi-modular CaptureX technology to customers across the US. Priority sectors include oil & gas production, gas processing, air separation, power generation, landfill gas, biogas, and hydrogen.

Carbon Clean’s CaptureX technology is a cost-effective alternative to open-plant construction. The solution is 80% modularised and containerised, which significantly cuts installation time and simplifies integration with customers’ existing industrial operations.

The combination of BCCK’s experience in gas processing, as well as developing and commercialising technology, and Carbon Clean’s expertise in carbon capture, provides a specialised offering tailored to hard-to-abate industries. Through the MOU, BCCK and Carbon Clean will enable customers to accelerate progress towards industrial decarbonisation, while addressing the growing need for energy while minimising emissions.

Aniruddha Sharma, Chair and CEO of Carbon Clean, said: “The opportunity to decarbonise is compelling, with carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) a crucial lever in the clean energy transition. Partnerships are key to accelerating the development and deployment of low-carbon solutions. Our collaboration with BCCK delivers tangible business and decarbonisation benefits through providing a proven alternative to open-plant construction, deployed in 49 sites globally.”

Kevin Blount, CEO of BCCK, said: “BCCK is excited to leverage its 40 plus year pedigree in gas processing to partner with Carbon Clean and deliver innovative solutions in support of the energy transition. The combination of Carbon Clean’s proven technology with BCCK’s integrated engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and field construction services, is a natural fit for our clients’ decarbonisation goals.”

About Carbon Clean

Carbon Clean is a leader in revolutionising carbon capture solutions for hard-to-abate industries including cement, steel, refineries, and energy from waste. The company’s patented technology significantly reduces the costs of carbon capture when compared to conventional solutions.

Carbon Clean has over a decade of experience in designing, building, and operating industrial carbon capture systems and it has 49 technology references around the world. The company is an innovation leader in the CCUS market, with over 105 active patent assets across 18 patent families covering 30 countries, and has developed a modular technology, CycloneCC, that is vital for scaling industrial carbon capture deployment to achieve global net zero targets.

Headquartered in the UK and with offices in the US, Canada and India, the company has received funding and grant support from the British and US governments and has established partnerships with industry leaders including Chevron and Cemex. It is also an investor in the Swedish eFuel development company, Liquid Wind. 

About BCCK

BCCK is a leading technology solutions provider and full-service EPC firm (concept, engineering, design, fabrication, manufacturing & construction), specialising in nitrogen rejection, NGL recovery, CO2 removal, helium recovery, oxygen removal, landfill gas treating, and hydrogen solutions.

BCCK is deeply rooted in the design and implementation of gas processing and treating technologies. An innovative leader in the cryogenic gas processing industry for more than 40 plus years, BCCK is ideally positioned to leverage its expertise across both the traditional and renewable natural gas markets in support of the energy transition. 

BCCK is headquartered in Midland, Texas, with a 40-acre ISO 9001:2015 accredited fabrication facility, and a satellite office in The Woodlands, Texas.

BCCK’s Nitech® Nitrogen Recovery Unit Features Environmentally Friendly Design For Reduced Emissions In Permian Basin

BCCK, a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction services, has announced the receipt of an award of a NiTech® Style IV nitrogen rejection unit (NRU) in the Permian Basin.

The NRU will be designed to extract nitrogen from 125 MMSCFD residue gas from cryogenic gas processing facilities. The NRU incorporates BCCK’s latest Style IV NiTech® NRU technology in a modular skidded design that can handle compositional or flow capacity changes. BCCK’s design is a simple, non-complex process design which requires minimal operator attention.

Drew Schiller, director of business development gas processing, BCCK, said, “We are happy to be supporting another great client with a BCCK NiTech® NRU in the Permian Basin. Our advanced nitrogen rejection technology paves the way to a less complex, more reliable and lower-cost design.”

Schiller added, “With the tightening of pipeline specifications due to the increasing global demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG), the NRU utilizes BCCK’s patented NiTech® technology that employs a traditional cryogenic distillation process with no cryogenic rotating equipment to reduce nitrogen in gas.”

As a complete solutions provider, BCCK’s NRU technology has also played a direct role in the drive for renewable energy solutions. With a smaller footprint, the unique design lowers greenhouse gas emissions for landfill gas projects and requires minimal operator attention.

NRU Loadout

BCCK Promotes Naomi Baker to Vice President of Engineering

BCCK, a leader in engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction services, has promoted Naomi Baker as vice president of engineering.

Baker, who is based at BCCK’s office in The Woodlands, Texas, will be responsible for BCCK’s engineering and design principles throughout the company. Baker joined BCCK in 2022 as the director of engineering and has managed all engineering entities, including process, mechanical, instrument and electrical design. She has more than 30 years of experience in gas processing operations, engineering, design and business development.

Kevin Blount, chief executive officer, said, “Naomi’s expertise in engineering and gas processing has played an integral role in our growth and technology development. She has become a valued member of our management team and we are happy for her to continue in providing BCCK’s industry leading solutions to our customers.”

Baker said, “I am thrilled to continue working to progress BCCK’s status as the leading provider of nitrogen rejection technology, gas processing and renewable natural gas processes.”

Baker, a professional engineer, holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University. She is also co-inventor on 14 patents in natural gas liquids (NGL) recovery processes.

Naomi Baker
Naomi Baker