RNG NEWS
US EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program at WasteCon: 3 LFG trends to watch
By Cody Boteler, Waste Dive.
As of June, there are 634 operational landfill gas projects in the U.S., according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Landfill Methane Outreach Project (LMOP). Those projects are collecting gas to use directly (in an on-site boiler, for example), to generate electricity or to be converted to pipeline-quality methane, commonly referred to as compressed natural gas (CNG).
Since establishing as a voluntary program in 1994, LMOP has worked to educate landfill operators on the benefits of capturing and utilizing landfill gas, and to bring together stakeholders for conversations and information sharing.
By Cody Boteler, Waste Dive.
As of June, there are 634 operational landfill gas projects in the U.S., according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency Landfill Methane Outreach Project (LMOP). Those projects are collecting gas to use directly (in an on-site boiler, for example), to generate electricity or to be converted to pipeline-quality methane, commonly referred to as compressed natural gas (CNG).
Since establishing as a voluntary program in 1994, LMOP has worked to educate landfill operators on the benefits of capturing and utilizing landfill gas, and to bring together stakeholders for conversations and information sharing.
At this week's WASTECON event in Baltimore, LMOP team member Kirsten Cappel reviewed three landfill gas (LFG) trends that the EPA has noticed from the data it has collected and the conversations that team members have had.
Trend 1: Declining projects, changing yields
According to Cappel, the overall number of new landfill gas projects peaked in 2009 at 57 projects. In 2016, she said, there were just 10 new landfill gas projects.
New Landfill Gas-to-RNG Facility a Positive, according to Lawrence, KS Editorial Staff
Methane plant a positive Hamm Landfill project combines good environmental sense with good business sense.
By Lawrence Journal-World Editorial Staff.
The opening of a new methane gas plant and pipeline at the Hamm Landfill is a win both economically and environmentally for the region.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week to celebrate the opening of the $20 million plant and pipeline. Hamm officials said the new plant combined with other projects in recent years, including the recycling center and a new system for capping landfills, lessen the landfill’s impact on the environment.
Methane plant a positive Hamm Landfill project combines good environmental sense with good business sense.
By Lawrence Journal-World Editorial Staff.
The opening of a new methane gas plant and pipeline at the Hamm Landfill is a win both economically and environmentally for the region.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held last week to celebrate the opening of the $20 million plant and pipeline. Hamm officials said the new plant combined with other projects in recent years, including the recycling center and a new system for capping landfills, lessen the landfill’s impact on the environment.
“All of these projects are a great story for the community,” said Charlie Sedlock, director of waste services at Hamm. “Added taxes, added jobs, added sustainability.”
The Hamm Landfill is five miles north of Lawrence and serves about 500,000 Kansas residents with Lawrence as its largest user base.
Enerdyne Power Systems Commissions RNG Project in Lawrence, KS
On September 20, Enerdyne Power Systems, Inc. commissioned a new project upgrading landfill gas to high-btu pipeline quality natural gas under the name Renewable Power Producers (“RPP”). RPP is located on the Hamm Sanitary Landfill in Lawrence, KS. The facility is designed to process up to 4000 standard cubic feet per minute of landfill gas and will ultimately supply its renewable natural gas (“RNG”) to meet growing demand in the vehicle fuel market. Based on current production estimates, RPP is expected to produce approximately 5 million gallons of renewable fuel in 2018.
On September 20, Enerdyne Power Systems, Inc. commissioned a new project upgrading landfill gas to high-btu pipeline quality natural gas under the name Renewable Power Producers (“RPP”). RPP is located on the Hamm Sanitary Landfill in Lawrence, KS. The facility is designed to process up to 4000 standard cubic feet per minute of landfill gas and will ultimately supply its renewable natural gas (“RNG”) to meet growing demand in the vehicle fuel market. Based on current production estimates, RPP is expected to produce approximately 5 million gallons of renewable fuel in 2018.
Enerdyne is the Developer for the Landfill Group, a group of companies offering a complete solution for the conversion of biogas to renewable energy. In addition to developing the project, Enerdyne will retain the role of Project Operator. Also assisting were two other members of the Landfill Group – Advance One Development and Advanced Biogas Systems. Advance One Development oversaw the construction of the landfill gas collection system and Advanced Biogas Systems fabricated much of RPP’s gas treatment equipment including hydrogen sulfide removal, siloxane removal, oxygen removal and dehydration systems.
The commissioning on September 20 was held at the plant site in Lawrence, KS and featured speeches from Charlie Sedlock of Hamm, Inc., Chris Morley of Enerdyne Power Systems, County Commissioner Nancy Thellman, Jim Callier of EPA, State Representative Tom Sloan and David Cox of the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.
For more information on the Landfill Group, Enerdyne Power Systems, Advance One Development and Advanced Biogas Systems, please visit our website at www.landfillgroup.com.
Renewable Natural Gas plant in Lawrence, KS landfill gives old trash a new purpose
By Rochelle Valverde, Lawrence Journal-World.
The tons of trash buried in the Hamm landfill north of Lawrence are now a source of energy.
A new multimillion-dollar plant at the landfill has begun collecting the harmful greenhouse gas produced by rotting trash and turning it into fuel for natural-gas-powered vehicles.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, Hamm officials said that the new plant joins other projects in recent years, including the recycling center and a new system for capping landfills, that lessen the landfill’s impact on the environment.
By Rochelle Valverde, Lawrence Journal-World.
The tons of trash buried in the Hamm landfill north of Lawrence are now a source of energy.
A new multimillion-dollar plant at the landfill has begun collecting the harmful greenhouse gas produced by rotting trash and turning it into fuel for natural-gas-powered vehicles.
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, Hamm officials said that the new plant joins other projects in recent years, including the recycling center and a new system for capping landfills, that lessen the landfill’s impact on the environment.
“All of these projects are a great story for the community,” said Charlie Sedlock, director of waste services at Hamm. “Added taxes, added jobs, added sustainability.”
The landfill serves about 500,000 Kansas residents, including the City of Lawrence. The new plant collects and processes methane gas, which is released as organic material as trash decomposes. Hamm partnered with Renewable Power Producers, a subsidiary of North Carolina-based Enerdyne, for the $20 million methane gas plant, which includes extraction wells, a gas-processing facility and a seven-mile gas pipeline.
Biogas Upgrading Plant will produce renewable natural gas from wastewater in Guymon, OK
By Kaitlin Johnson, News Channel 10 - Amarillo, TX.
High Plains Bio Energy in Guymon has started operation of their new Biogas Upgrading Plant.
The plant will produce pipeline-quality renewable natural gas that is recovered from wastewater lagoons at the Seaboard Foods pork processing plant in Guymon.
Wisconsin dairy farm biogas project gets $15 million grant
By Bioenergy Insight.
BC Organics, developer of a bioenergy system that will produce renewable gas from dairy farm manure and other waste, has received a conditional $15 million (€12.5 million) Focus on Energy grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC).
By Bioenergy Insight.
BC Organics, developer of a bioenergy system that will produce renewable gas from dairy farm manure and other waste, has received a conditional $15 million (€12.5 million) Focus on Energy grant from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC).
The Brown County, Wisconsin based project will reduce the need to landspread raw manure, protect sensitive groundwater and surface waters in north eastern Wisconsin, and provide economic benefits to participating farms, according to a statement from PSC.
Waste Management partners to produce renewable electricity from waste methane in Marin County
By Anna Guth, Point Reyes Light.
Marin County’s nonprofit public electricity provider, MCE, and Waste Management are cutting the ribbon this month on a collaborative clean energy project located at Redwood Landfill in Novato. The new plant, a $14.5 million endeavor, uses the methane gas produced by Marin and Sonoma Counties’ waste to power two engines that generate 3.9 megawatts of electricity around the clock, providing enough electricity to serve around 5,000 homes.
Philadelphia & Corporate Manufacturers Launch Renewable Thermal Collaborative
By Heather Clancy, GreenBiz.
The corporate world has done an admirable job of inspiring the addition of solar and wind electricity to the worldwide grid — more than 8 gigawatts of capacity in the past five years alone has been inspired or influenced by their demand, according to figures from the Business Renewables Center.
By Heather Clancy, GreenBiz.
The corporate world has done an admirable job of inspiring the addition of solar and wind electricity to the worldwide grid — more than 8 gigawatts of capacity in the past five years alone has been inspired or influenced by their demand, according to figures from the Business Renewables Center.
But the cold, hard truth is that if companies focus on addressing electricity alone — without considering how they fuel heating and cooling functions across factories or campuses — many are likely to fall short of their "renewable energy" aspirations.
New Holland Aims to Become Expert in Fueling Tractors with Biomethane
By Dave Songer, Bio-based World News.
The fuel that powers the tractor, biomethane, is particularly well suited to farms because they have the raw materials and the space to house a biodigester to produce the gas.
By Dave Songer, Bio-based World News.
The fuel that powers the tractor, biomethane, is particularly well suited to farms because they have the raw materials and the space to house a biodigester to produce the gas.
A major tractor manufacturer has revealed plans for what it calls the farm of the future, with the release of a methane-powered tractor and a template for self-sufficient estates that produce their own biofuel.
The New Holland Concept Tractor will match the performance of diesel-powered equivalents but with up to 30% lower running costs, while the company’s vision for a self-sufficient farm focused on the ability to produce not just food, but also the biomass needed to run all of its machinery.
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Announces Integrated Biorefinery Optimization Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected eight projects to negotiate for up to $15 million in total DOE funding to optimize integrated biorefineries. These projects will work to solve critical research and developmental challenges encountered for the successful scale-up and reliable operations of integrated biorefineries (IBRs), decrease capital and operating expenses, and focus on the manufacture of advanced or cellulosic biofuels and higher-value bioproducts. These investments support the development of bioproducts, a workforce in bioenergy, and help to spur the creation of a sustainable domestic bioeconomy.
This Integrated Biorefinery Optimization funding opportunity is coordinated and supported jointly between DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). More information on the NIFA program can be found on the agency website.