RNG NEWS
Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers Consider Return on Climate-Smart Milk
At Mountain View Holsteins in Bethel, Pennsylvania, owner Jeremy Martin is always working to make his dairy more efficient. Currently, he has his sights set on a manure solid-liquid separator. He’d like to use the solid portion of his manure as bedding for his 140 cows and the liquid as fertilizer.
But the project is pricey — he expects the equipment alone will run around $100,000. So Martin hopes to defray the cost through grant funding for dairy projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Removing much of the solids from manure reduces the feed for the methane-producing microbes that thrive in the anaerobic conditions of liquid manure.
Siemens Partners with German RNG Company to Scale Up Production
Siemens has partnered with a German renewable natural gas company to scale up its RNG output.
The agreement will see the German conglomerate provide technological and operational assistance to accelerate the deployment of new TURN2x facilities, it said.
Washington Governor Signs Laws Regulating Landfills, Expanding Organics Service and More
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a host of waste and recycling bills over the weekend.
The headline action was Ferguson’s approval of the Recycling Reform Act, an extended producer responsibility for packaging bill, which he called the “biggest overhaul of our recycling system in decades.” He also signed multiple other bills on May 17 with implications for the industry.
Committee Extends Runway for 45Z Credit
The House Ways and Means Committee advanced a bundle of the president's top tax priorities Wednesday morning, including an extension of the clean fuel production credit and other tax code updates that could positively impact farm families.
The tax package portion of Republicans' reconciliation legislation will be combined by the House Budget Committee with reconciliation bills from other committees. The Budget Committee was expected to hold a hearing on May 16, with the full megabill moving to the House floor around Memorial Day.
Archaea Energy and Rumpke Bring Online State-of-the-Art Renewable Natural Gas Plant in Waverly
Tuesday and Wednesday, bp’s Archaea Energy (NYSE: BP) celebrated the startup of two new renewable natural gas (RNG) plants, built using Archaea’s Modular Design (AMD) technology, in Wellston and Waverly.
The milestone was marked with a ribbon cutting at each plant. Located approximately 40 minutes apart, the plants are adjacent to the Beech Hollow Landfill and Pike Sanitation Landfill, both owned by Rumpke Waste and Recycling.
Aemetis Biogas Signs $27 Million Agreement with Centuri to Build Gas Cleanup Systems for 15 Dairy Digesters
Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on low and negative carbon intensity renewable fuels, announced today that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary has signed a $27 million equipment agreement with Centuri Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CTRI), a $2.6 billion infrastructure services contractor, to build biogas cleanup systems for 15 dairy digesters.
This signed agreement, and expected future agreements with Centuri, will enable Aemetis Biogas to rapidly scale up the construction of dairy digesters to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) for a total of 50 dairies that have already been signed by Aemetis Biogas. This summer, 16 dairies are scheduled to be operating in the Aemetis Biogas Central Digester Project near Modesto, California, with 36 miles of biogas pipeline and a central biogas-to-RNG production facility already in operation delivering RNG into the PG&E utility gas pipeline.
Biogas Emerging as a Key to Denmark’s Sustainable Future
The world is seeking ways to reduce CO2 emissions and achieve climate targets. While the European Union has established a goal to be climate neutral by 2050, Denmark’s government has gone a step further. In 2019, Denmark announced its target to reduce carbon emissions by 70 percent from 1990 levels by 2030, and to be fully aligned with the EU’s goal by 2050.
A key element in achieving these ambitions can be the emergence of upgraded biogas as a viable alternative to fossil fuels. The upgrading process is crucial for enhancing the efficiency and utilisation of biogas as a renewable energy source, and today the market is booming. Gas Solutions’s capabilities in designing and delivering biogas upgrading solutions have made it a leader in this field.
Which Industry Knowns Are Driving RNG Tailwinds and Future Outlook
Renewable natural gas (RNG) projects are coming online at a fast clip, with a rise in waste management operators and developers powering the tailwinds. This industry trend continues, despite regulatory and market uncertainties.
Despite the flurry of activity, what’s produced today and what’s in the pipeline is just a sliver of a fraction of the potential for RNG, say industry groups like the American Biogas Council and The RNG Coalition.
Australia Agrees First Biomethane Feed into Natural Gas Network
It’s been a big month in Australia’s biomethane sector with the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) signing an agreement to connect the first biomethane project into its South Australian gas networks.
Under the agreement with local bioenergy business Delorean Corporation, up to 210 terajoules of biomethane generated from commercial and industrial organic waste will be injected into the existing gas network each year. Delorean also plans to sell the biomethane to industrial users.
American Power Group Reports 25 Million Cumulative Run Hour Milestone For Its Dual Fuel Stationary/Off-Road Primary Power and Critical Care Emergency Back-Up Power Applications
American Power Group Corporation the leading U.S. based dual fuel diesel engine conversion technology company today announced the company's stationary/off-road dual fuel installation base has reached an estimated 25 million cumulative run hour milestone.