GHG Emissions, Industrial, Sourcing Renewables  -  October 24, 2024

Moyer Family’s Dairy Farm Partners for RNG

The Moyer Family’s Oakmulgee Dairy Farm in Amelia Court House, Virginia, announced it will generate renewable natural gas in a partnership.

The farm, which is the oldest continuously operating family dairy in the Commonwealth, partnered with Vanguard Renewables, a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and a part of BlackRock.

The farm-powered anaerobic digester at Oakmulgee Dairy Farm will produce more than 259,000 MMBtu/year of renewable gas and divert over 105,000 tons of food and beverage waste from landfill or incineration yearly.

The project will be constructed and operated by Vanguard Renewables, a builder, owner, and operator of organics-to-renewable natural gas facilities, and is part of a recently announced joint venture between Vanguard Renewables and TotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company, to develop, build and operate farm-powered renewable natural gas projects across the U.S.

The centerpiece of the initiative at Oakmulgee Dairy Farm is a state-of-the-art anaerobic digester system that will recycle organic materials into renewable gas that is upgraded on-site and injected into the nation’s existing pipeline infrastructure. The renewable natural gas produced at this site in Virginia will go on to fuel AstraZeneca’s Maryland biopharmaceutical production facilities.

“We have not shied away from the advances made in the dairy industry, and today is proof of my family’s commitment to a greener future," said Larkin Moyer, owner of Oakmulgee Dairy Farm, in a statement. “We have embraced innovation as key to preserving our family farm. In addition to our partnership with Vanguard Renewables, we have a ground mount solar array that powers all our farms electrical needs - from robotic milkers to heating and cooling our barns - to further reduce our own carbon footprint.”

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