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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Local officials recognize the upgrade in purity from conditioning raw biogas into renewable natural gas, in considering Pennsylvania RNG project
"But once it’s refined, as Meadowbrook would do using physical processes, to what the EPA calls renewable natural gas, it resembles the same stuff shale gas drillers extract from the ground."
By Jon O'Connell, The Times-Turbine.
DSNY finalizes next wave of commercial organics mandate
New York's Department of Sanitation (DSNY) published final rules to expand its existing commercial organics diversion mandate, with slight amendments to the originally proposed version. The rules will take effect in August, with official enforcement set for February 2019.
These rules will cover restaurants with floor areas of at least 15,000 square feet (up from 7,000), chain establishments with at least 100 locations in the city (up from 50) and food retailers such as grocery stores with at least 25,000 square feet of floor space (up from 10,000).
By Cole Rosengren, Waste Dive.
US AD plant hitting the auction block
Following a constant stream of debate, legal battles and licensing issues since its inception in 2015, the stakeholders of a US anaerobic digester plant have elected to sell all of the facility’s equipment through an online auction.
By Bioenergy Insight.
Renewable gas pivotal to reaching net-zero GHG in Europe, as it is in North America
If Europe is to reduce it greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by the middle of the century, renewable gas used in existing gas infrastructure could play an important role, according to a newly published study.
By Bioenergy Insight.
To comply with the Paris Agreement to keep global warming below 2°C, Europe must meet this net zero GHG goal.
The new study, published by the Gas for Climate initiative, aims to set out a plan to meet this target in a cost-effective way.
California, Ontario & Quebec launch joint cap-and-trade auction to battle climate change
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The U.S. state of California and two Canadian provinces kicked off a cross-border auction of greenhouse gas emission credits on Wednesday, their first joint effort to buy and sell in the “cap and trade” market to fight global warming, experts said.
By Sebastian Melo, Reuters.
Clean200 report recognizes Republic Services & waste companies for clean energy production
The latest "Clean200" list of publicly traded companies "that are leading the way with solutions for the transition to a clean energy future" includes multiple names from the waste and recycling industry in its Q1 2018 update. This list is compiled by the nonprofit As You Sow and research firm Corporate Knights.
Republic Services ranked 49th, with an estimated market capitalization of $22.25 billion. An estimated $1.6 billion of its revenue was generated from "clean" energy.
By Cole Rosengren, Waste Dive.
Connecticut to phase down value of biomass, landfill gas RECs
On Feb. 8, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection finalized its Comprehensive Energy Strategy, which aims to build an energy system that lowers costs for homeowners and businesses while reducing carbon emissions to help achieve the state’s climate change goals.
Regarding bioenergy, the CES includes a phase-down of biomass and landfill gas renewable energy credits (RECs) in Class 1 Renewable Portfolio Standard.
By Erin Voegele, Biomass Magazine.
Arizona Utility Commissioner calls for cost analysis of proposed clean energy plan
- Arizona utility Commissioner Andy Tobin has called for an audit of the costs and benefits associated with raising the state's clean energy standard, including requiring utilities to get 80% of their electricity from renewables and nuclear by 2050 and deploy 3000 MW of energy storage by 2030.
Tobin's Arizona Energy Modernization Plan also calls for reforms in utility planning processes, policies to boost energy efficiency, electric vehicles and biomass, and the deployment of 3 GW of storage by 2030.
Tobin wants the Residential Utility Consumer Office to conduct "a full audit and benefit-cost analysis" of the Arizona Energy Modernization Plan, specifically comparing it to costs associated with utilities' current integrated resource plans and 15-year forecasts.
By Robert Walton, Utility Dive.
Clean Energy Fuels Comes Together With Harbor Trucking Association
By Betsy Lillian, NGT News.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has become the exclusive provider of clean transportation fuels for the member companies of the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA), a coalition of companies operating more than 8,000 trucks in America’s West Coast ports.
By Betsy Lillian, NGT News.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has become the exclusive provider of clean transportation fuels for the member companies of the Harbor Trucking Association (HTA), a coalition of companies operating more than 8,000 trucks in America’s West Coast ports.
As part of the new partnership, Clean Energy says it will provide specialized clean fuel programs to HTA members as the industry prepares for the implementation of the newest version of the Clean Air Action Plan adopted by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The company will also provide workshops on programs for clean technology funding, as well as aid in grant-writing for company fleets and individual owner operators looking to upgrade their equipment.
Biofuel Credits Rally As The Latest Congressional Compromise Slows
Senator John Cornyn of Texas is expected this week to reveal a Congressional compromise on the U.S. biofuels mandate after lengthy discussions with stakeholders.
Media reports suggest that opposition to his proposal is strong from two sides that normally don't agree on the mandate: refiners and biofuel producers.
This article looks at the proposal's objectives and discusses what it would mean for both industries.
By Tristan R. Brown, Seeking Alpha.
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