Waste Management, NRG Energy, Ventech Engineers International and Velocys have formed joint venture to develop gas-to-liquids (GTL) plants in the United States and other territories.
The plants will be fed by a mixture of biogas (or land-fill gas) and natural gas.  Waste Management will provide some of the gas and it is expected that some of the plants will be developed on its sites.
The first commercial facility being considered for development is at Waste Management‘s East Oak landfill site in Oklahoma.
Waste Management, a successful waste-to-energy solutions provider provides collection, transfer, recycling and resource recovery, as well as disposal services to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers. The company has accumulated more than 10,000 hours of successful operation till date.
NRG Energy owns a diverse power generation portfolio. NRG operates through multiple channels and brands like Reliant Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Energy Plus.
Ventech has expertise in the design and construction of modular refineries and Velocys is a technology innovator for smaller scale gas-to-liquid technology.