Landfill Group
Landfill Group is a Charlotte, NC-based private company (founded 1991 as Enerdyne Power Systems) that develops, owns, and operates landfill gas-to-energy projects producing renewable natural gas, electricity, and direct-use energy for municipal and private landfill owners and utility off-takers across the United States, operating through four integrated subsidiaries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1991
- HeadquartersCharlotte, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Landfill Group does
Landfill Group is a privately held, Charlotte, North Carolina-based developer, owner, and operator of landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) projects, founded in 1991 (originally as Enerdyne Power Systems). The company converts methane emitted by municipal solid waste landfills into three primary end-products: renewable natural gas (RNG), electricity, and direct-use thermal energy, and has developed more than 50 projects across the United States over a 30+ year operating history, with reported outputs at flagship RNG facilities in the 1,200-3,000 MMBTU/day range.
The group is organized as a family of four specialized subsidiaries: Enerdyne (development, ownership, and operations), Advance One (construction services), Advanced Biogas Systems (equipment manufacturing), and JADE Biogas Engineering (engineering and design). This vertical integration covers the full project lifecycle, from gas collection assessment and permitting through gas treatment (including Evonik membrane separation and TSA siloxane removal), grid or pipeline interconnection, and long-term operations. The technology stack is conventional industrial—SCADA-based remote monitoring, PLC-controlled plant equipment, and certified operator staffing—rather than AI-native.
The business model combines (a) long-term project ownership and off-take revenue from 20-30 year power purchase agreements and gas purchase agreements with municipal landfill owners, public utility districts, and utilities; (b) construction and equipment sales through Advance One and Advanced Biogas Systems; and (c) engineering services via JADE Biogas Engineering. A partnership with U.S. Gain provides a dedicated channel for marketing RNG environmental attributes (RINs, LCFS credits). A strategic partnership with LS Power, announced in November 2020, provides institutional capital and a multi-state project pipeline spanning North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, and Pennsylvania. Landfill Group operates through 20+ legal entities and is led by second-generation principals; the company does not publicly disclose revenue or headcount.
Landfill Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Landfill Group
- Legal name
- Landfill Group
- Website
- https://landfillgroup.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1991
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Landfill Group is a Charlotte, NC-based private company (founded 1991 as Enerdyne Power Systems) that develops, owns, and operates landfill gas-to-energy projects producing renewable natural gas, electricity, and direct-use energy for municipal and private landfill owners and utility off-takers across the United States, operating through four integrated subsidiaries.
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Landfill Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Landfill Gas to Renewable Energy Services
- NAICS
- Solid Waste Landfill (562212), Biomass Electric Power Generation (221117), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)
- SIC
- Refuse Systems (4953), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Landfill Gas (LFG) Capture, Flaring & Energy Utilization (LFG-to-Electricity/RNG) (EUAIACAL)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Landfill Gas-to-Energy (LFGTE) (EUACAIAC), Landfill Gas (LFG) Collection & RNG Upgrading (EUAAAEAB), Landfill Gas (LFG) Capture, Flaring & Energy Recovery (BPALACAF), Methane Abatement Projects (Landfill Gas, Manure, Coal Mine Methane, O&G Methane) (EUABABAL)
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Where Landfill Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Charlotte
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Landfill Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Landfill Gas Development, Ownership & Operations: Landfill Group develops, owns, and operates landfill gas to energy projects. Revenue is generated from the sale of produced renewable natural gas (RNG) to utilities, gas marketers, CNG vehicle owners, and others, as well as electricity sold back to local utilities and grids. They participate in long-term power purchase agreements (e.g., 30-year PPA with Missouri Public Utility Alliance for Black Oak project).
- RNG and Energy Sales: Revenue generated from sale of pipeline-quality RNG and electricity produced from landfill gas. RNG is sold to utilities, gas marketers, CNG vehicle owners, and others seeking renewable fuels. Electricity is sold under long-term PPAs to local utilities.
- Construction Services for Third Parties: Advance One provides construction services including GCCS installation, construction, diagnosis and repair to municipal and private landfill owners. Revenue generated through project-based construction contracts.
- Custom Biogas Equipment Manufacturing: Advanced Biogas Systems manufactures and sells custom gas processing equipment including dehydration skids, siloxane treatment skids, flare skids, and custom equipment (H2S removal, deoxidation systems, sales metering). Revenue from equipment sales and fabrication to landfill operators and biogas facility owners.
- Engineering Services: JADE Biogas Engineering provides engineering services including landfill gas processing system design, feasibility studies, project scoping, and SCADA design for landfill gas to energy projects.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Landfill Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Landfill Group develops, constructs, manufactures equipment for, owns, and operates landfill gas (LFG) to renewable energy projects, converting methane from municipal and private landfills into renewable natural gas (RNG), electricity, or direct-use industrial fuel. It delivers turnkey solutions spanning project development, GCCS construction, custom gas processing equipment manufacturing, engineering, and ongoing operations and maintenance through four specialized subsidiaries (Enerdyne, Advance One, Advanced BioGas Systems, and JADE Biogas Engineering).
Product overview
Landfill Group is a portfolio of landfill gas to energy companies providing a complete integrated solution for beneficial use of landfill gas. The portfolio includes four operating divisions: Enerdyne (development, ownership and operations), Advance One (construction and repair services), Advanced BioGas Systems (custom equipment manufacturing), and JADE Biogas Engineering (engineering services). The companies work together to provide end-to-end services from project development through construction, equipment manufacturing, and ongoing operations. Products include standard equipment (dehydration skids, siloxane treatment skids, flare skids) and custom biogas processing equipment (CO2 removal, H2S removal, carbon polishing, process controls, sales metering). Services span landfill gas construction, wellfield installation, GCCS operations and maintenance, and PLC/SCADA programming. The portfolio has been involved in over 50-60 projects nationwide since 1991.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Twin Chimney Power Producers: Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility at the Twin Chimneys Landfill in Greenville County, South Carolina
- Anson Gas Producers
- Renewable Power Producers
- Greenville Gas Producers
- Bi County Gas Producers
- Dubuque Gas Producers
Products and services
- Enerdyne LFG Project Development, Ownership & OEM
- Advance One LFG Construction & Repair Services
- Advanced BioGas Systems (ABS) Custom Biogas Equipment Manufacturing
- JADE Biogas Engineering Services
- Dehydration Skids
- Siloxane Treatment Skids
- Flare Skids
- CO2 Removal Systems (Evonik Membrane)
- Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Systems
- Carbon Polishing Systems
- Process Control / SCADA Systems
- Sales Metering Systems
- Landfill Gas Construction Services (Design-Build-Own-Operate-Maintain)
- Wellfield Construction Services
- GCCS Operations & Maintenance Services
Quantifiable outcome
- Twin Chimneys RNG project equivalent to reducing CO2 emissions of 28,053,633 gallons of gasoline per year (or ~95,000 cars annually)
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Companies that use Landfill Group
Customer profileNamed customers15 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Landfill Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
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Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
Feature8 records
Landfill Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- LS Power (Twin Chimneys Project)coreLandfill Group and LS Power partnership specifically for the Twin Chimneys Power Producers RNG project in Greenville County, SC. The project will convert landfill gas into RNG for injection into Greenwood CPW's natural gas system. LS Power's investment supports the development of RNG projects as part of their broader decarbonization efforts.
- U.S. GainmajorU.S. Gain manages all registration and ongoing reporting activities to maximize credit generation and compliance with clean fuel programs set forth by the EPA, California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the Twin Chimneys RNG project. U.S. Gain's vertical integration in RNG distribution and alternative fuel markets provides price assurance through long-term fixed pricing and direct connection to the transportation market.
- Greenwood Commissioners of Public Works (Greenwood CPW)majorGreenwood CPW operates the natural gas pipeline system into which Twin Chimneys Power Producers injects processed RNG. This partnership is the first in South Carolina for a local gas company to receive processed landfill gas directly into its system for distribution to customers.
- LS PowercoreLandfill Group and LS Power announced a partnership to jointly develop a portfolio of landfill gas-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) projects throughout the United States. LS Power acquired an interest in an existing RNG project in Lawrence, Kansas developed and constructed by Landfill Group. LS Power provides expertise in project development, commodity and environmental attribute risk management, natural gas marketing, public policy, and project finance. Initial investments target sites in Georgia, Iowa, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina as part of LS Power's newly established renewable fuels platform. William Brinker noted LS Power's expertise strengthens the team in key areas of need.
- Southern Star Central Gas PipelineminorA 7.2-mile pipeline interconnects the Renewable Power Producers (Lawrence, KS) RNG facility with Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline for delivery of pipeline-quality RNG.
- EvonikcoreAdvanced Biogas Systems is an authorized Evonik distributor, utilizing Evonik membrane systems for CO2 removal in RNG processing plants. JADE Biogas Engineering designed the groundbreaking Evonik landfill gas membrane system — a first for landfill sites.
- Missouri Public Utility AlliancemajorBlack Oak Producers, LLC operates under a thirty-year power purchase agreement with Missouri Public Utility Alliance.
- Duke EnergymajorGreenville Gas Producers sells electricity generated from landfill gas to Duke Energy Carolinas grid under a long-term power arrangement.
Scale indicators16 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Landfill Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Waste Management: Waste Management is the largest U.S. waste services company and operates an extensive landfill gas-to-energy and RNG program (e.g., through its Oak Grove Landfill history with Landfill Group). It is the dominant broad incumbent with both landfill ownership and in-house RNG development capabilities.
- Republic Services: Republic Services is one of the largest U.S. solid waste haulers and operates a significant landfill gas-to-RNG and renewable energy program (including projects like Klickitat PUD served by Landfill Group's JADE). It is both a potential customer (landfill owner) and a competing developer of LFG-to-RNG at its own landfills.
Direct peers
- SCS Engineers: SCS Engineers is a national environmental engineering firm specializing in solid waste and landfill services, including landfill gas collection and control system design. It is a direct competitor to Landfill Group's engineering and GCCS construction offerings for municipal and private landfill owners.
- Archaea Energy: Archaea Energy was one of the largest U.S. developers of renewable natural gas from landfill gas before being acquired by BP in 2022. It is the most direct U.S. peer to Landfill Group, competing for the same landfill owner relationships and operating similar RNG upgrading and pipeline injection infrastructure.
- Brightmark Energy: Brightmark Energy develops and operates RNG projects from landfill gas and dairy/manure sources. It directly overlaps Landfill Group's landfill-to-RNG project development and gas upgrading activities, though it is also active in plastics-to-fuel and dairy digester RNG.
- Morrow Renewables: Morrow Renewables is a privately-held landfill gas-to-energy project developer that owns and operates LFG facilities. It competes head-to-head with Landfill Group for landfill development opportunities and offers a comparable development-to-ownership model.
- Aria Energy: Aria Energy is one of the largest U.S. landfill gas-to-energy operators, owning and operating RNG and electricity projects at landfills nationwide. It is a direct peer competing for the same landfill owner relationships and operating similar asset types.
- Montrose Environmental Group: Montrose Environmental is an environmental services and engineering firm with a substantial landfill services practice (Dan Waineo, Landfill Group's Director of Engineering, started his career there). It competes with JADE Biogas Engineering for landfill gas system design and broader environmental compliance work.
Others
- Capstone Green Energy: Capstone Green Energy manufactures microturbines used in landfill gas-to-energy projects. While not a direct competitor, it is an equipment supplier addressing the same LFG-to-electricity end market that Landfill Group's Advance One and Enerdyne serve with Caterpillar gensets.
Regional players
- EDL Group (Energy Developments): EDL Group is a global landfill gas and waste coal mine gas-to-energy operator headquartered in Australia. It is comparable to Landfill Group in LFG project development and operations but operates primarily in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the Middle East rather than the U.S.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance2 records
Landfill Group financial estimates
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Landfill Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles9 records
Landfill Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries6 records
Landfill Group funding detail
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Frequently asked questions about Landfill Group
What does Landfill Group do?
Landfill Group develops, constructs, manufactures equipment for, owns, and operates landfill gas (LFG) to renewable energy projects, converting methane from municipal and private landfills into renewable natural gas (RNG), electricity, or direct-use industrial fuel. It delivers turnkey solutions spanning project development, GCCS construction, custom gas processing equipment manufacturing, engineering, and ongoing operations and maintenance through four specialized subsidiaries (Enerdyne, Advance One, Advanced BioGas Systems, and JADE Biogas Engineering).
Is Landfill Group a public or private company?
Landfill Group is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Landfill Group founded?
Landfill Group was founded in 1991. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Landfill Group based?
Landfill Group is headquartered in Charlotte, United States, in the North America region.
How does Landfill Group make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Landfill Gas Development, Ownership & Operations are the primary driver. The others are RNG and Energy Sales, construction Services for Third Parties, custom Biogas Equipment Manufacturing and engineering Services.
Who are Landfill Group's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Waste Management and Republic Services. Direct peers are SCS Engineers, Archaea Energy, Brightmark Energy, Morrow Renewables, Aria Energy and Montrose Environmental Group. Capstone Green Energy is listed as an others. EDL Group (Energy Developments) is listed as a regional player.
Does Landfill Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Landfill Group.
What industry is Landfill Group in?
Landfill Group's product category is Landfill Gas to Renewable Energy Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAIACAL, Landfill Gas (LFG) Capture, Flaring & Energy Utilization (LFG-to-Electricity/RNG), with a secondary code of EUACAIAC, Landfill Gas-to-Energy (LFGTE). Its NAICS code is 562212 and its SIC code is 4953.