New Research Unveils Golden Opportunity for America’s Heartland to Extend U.S. Energy Dominance
New research published today by Vanguard Renewables reveals how America’s heartland is sitting on a massive, untapped energy resource that could transform American agriculture while positioning the U.S. to dominate the rapidly expanding maritime fuel market.
The analysis shows that using Midwestern agricultural waste —particularly crop residues and food waste — can generate approximately 1,580 trillion Btu of renewable natural gas, more than eight times the current RNG market. When upgraded and liquefied, RNG becomes bio‑LNG, a drop-in fuel that enables conventional LNG to meet international low-carbon requirements without requiring new vessels or infrastructure.