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Canada-based Greenlane Renewables has signed agreements with Panasonic do Brasil Limitada to localise its Cascade LF landfill gas upgrading technology in Brazil.
Cascade LF is Greenlane’s next-generation patent-pending landfill gas upgrading technology featuring its new proprietary Linear Nitrogen Rejection Unit. It is designed for higher performance at lower cost, delivering up to 99% methane recovery per nitrogen-removal stage, and engineered around two maximum inlet flow sizes (2,500 Nm3/hour and 5,000 Nm3/hour).
Panasonic’s Brazilian division will produce Greenlane-branded modules in São Paulo under license.
Greenlane retains responsibility for product design, management of the supply chain including supplier selection and supplier quality assurance, marketing and sales, and commissioning and servicing of the products.
The target is to be ready to ship the first system by the end of 2026.
The partnership aims to strengthen Greenlane’s positioning in one of the world’s most dynamic biomethane markets.
Brad Douville, CEO of Greenlane, said Panasonic is an established global leader in the development and manufacturing of innovative technologies and solutions for wide-ranging applications.
“Establishing local manufacturing in Brazil is key to enhancing project economics, improving access to competitive financing, and supporting broader adoption of biomethane solutions in the region,” he said.
“The partnership brings not only its manufacturing expertise, but also the strength of Panasonic’s balance sheet to support sales growth. Cascade LF advances the state of the art of technology in landfill gas upgrading by coming down the cost curve and going up the performance curve.”
He said it is launching the new technology first in Brazil because it sees the market need and believe the technology can help accelerate project development by making biomethane more accessible and scalable.
Michael Coleridge, Director of B2B Business, Panasonic do Brasil Limitada, said establishing local production capacity for Cascade LF (and Cascade MS) aligns well with Panasonic’s commitment to advancing clean energy solutions in Brazil and globally.
“By partnering with Greenlane to localise production, we are building a scalable industrial platform to support the growth of biomethane, while contributing to Panasonic’s Green Impact initiative and broader ambitions around decarbonization and the circular economy. We view this partnership as a meaningful step in strengthening Brazil’s role in the global energy transition,” he said.
Brazil’s biomethane production is projected to expand significantly, with forecasts indicating up to a sevenfold increase in production capacity by 2035, representing a compound annual growth rate of approximately 21%.
The south American country operates 35 biomethane plants producing 874,000 cubic metres daily (cbm) daily, but the country , producing up to 120 million cbm daily.
