Dana Husnay, who joins Viridi as VP Development, previously served as Director of RNG Operations at Air Liquide. ![]() Jake Crouse, who joins Viridi as VP Origination, previously served as Vice President of Biogas at Air Liquide. Matt Atkins, who joins Viridi as VP Operations, previously served as Director of O&M at Brightmark and as Project Manager at Amec Foster Wheeler and Fluor. ![]() LLC, where he supervised all of the RNG business in the Americas. Benham was previously the President of Unconventional Gas Solutions LLC, and CEO of Air Liquide Advanced Technologies U.S. With significant equity backing led by Warburg Pincus, we will be well-positioned to identify and develop RNG assets where the latest technology can unlock further value potential,” said Chet Benham, President of Viridi Energy. “Our team’s collective experience sourcing, developing, and operating RNG opportunities will be crucial in building the Viridi platform and its success. Oil Trading at Glencore and President of Supply and Trading at ConocoPhillips. Our mission is to work closely with a broad base of stakeholders to develop RNG that will replace higher emission fuel in a cost-friendly and environmentally effective way,” said Andy Kelleher, CEO, Viridi Energy. “Viridi has a truly differentiated approach, with the unique ability to handle all parts of the RNG value chain, spanning development, operations, financing, and commercial strategy. Management plans to leverage their biogas expertise to develop projects across the landfill, dairy, and food waste sectors with a focus on best-in-class operations and technology. Together, the team has over 75 years of experience developing and operating energy assets and has successfully developed more than 30 projects in the RNG space. Kelleher, the founding management team includes Chet Benham, Matt Atkins, Jake Crouse, Dana Husnay, and Bill Keller. Viridi is led by Chief Executive Officer, Andy Kelleher, who brings to the company a deep experience founding and leading companies in energy and environmental commodities, and also serves as Managing Partner at Green Rock Energy Partners. The investment will allow Viridi to build a leading energy platform of scale focused on developing RNG sourced from landfill, dairy, and food waste feedstocks. NEW YORK, NY – J– Viridi Energy (“Viridi”), a full-service renewable natural gas (“RNG”) platform, today announced an approximately $320 million line of equity commitment led by Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor. "This project is a great example of how innovative and sustainable resource management can benefit our entire community.Viridi Energy will be backed by an approximately $320 million equity commitment led by Warburg Pincus "As stewards of our financial and natural resources, we are excited for what this project means for Marathon County," said Kurt Gibbs, Chair of the Marathon County Board of Supervisors. "In addition to the environmental impact, we are excited to support the local economy in Marathon County as we kick off operations in the community." We are reducing greenhouse gas emissions at the county’s landfill, converting that landfill gas into clean RNG, and replacing the need for fossil fuel-derived natural gas in the process," said Viridi Chief Executive Officer Dan Crouse. "As the transition away from fossil fuels accelerates, our Marathon County project showcases how waste-to-energy projects can be a win-win-win. ![]() This project will have a direct, positive environmental impact on the surrounding community by reducing the need for on-site emissions mitigation through the conversion of naturally occurring landfill gas into clean RNG. Viridi will be converting a dormant biogas-to-energy project into a state-of-the-art RNG facility.įor Marathon County, the partnership with Viridi is its latest sustainable infrastructure venture. While the management team has developed more than a dozen landfill to RNG sites and has over 100 years of combined experience in the industry, this is one of the first landfill projects developed under the Viridi name, a company they launched last year with the backing of Warburg Pincus and Green Rock Energy Partners. The development creates a partnership between Viridi and Marathon County that will convert landfill gas into clean RNG, equal to more than three million gallons of gasoline annually. NEW YORK, March 01, 2023-( BUSINESS WIRE)- Viridi Energy ("Viridi"), a leading renewable natural gas ("RNG") platform, has begun construction on a landfill renewable natural gas project at the Marathon County Solid Waste Department’s landfill in Ringle, Wisconsin. Landfill project showcases firm’s unparalleled expertise in end-to-end RNG value creation, while delivering deep environmental benefit to local partners
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