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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.RNG Industry Asks EPA to Increase Cellulosic RVO in RFS Comments
The comment period of the U.S. EPA’s proposed rule to set 2020 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard, along with the 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel closed Aug. 30. More than 5,600 comments were filed on the rulemaking.
The rule proposes to require 20.04 billion gallons of renewable fuels to be blended with the U.S. fuel supply next year, up from 19.92 billion gallons in 2019. The proposed RVO includes 5.04 billion gallons of advanced biofuels, 2.43 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel, and 540 million gallons of cellulosic fuel. The 2020 RVO for biomass-based diesel was finalized in a separate rulemaking last year. The rulemaking also proposes to set the 2021 RVO for biomass-based diesel at 2.43 billion gallons, level with the 2020 RVO.
By Biomass Magazine
Cow Power by the Numbers
Cow power, also known as dairy renewable natural gas, is natural gas produced from the manure from feedlots and dairy farms.
Cow power is the cleanest of all possible energy sources, including solar, wind, diesel, biodiesel, gasoline, and ethanol. Cow power also has the potential to supplant a considerable amount of our energy needs. There is an enormous potential for cow power to reduce greenhouse gas levels in the U.S. when you combine these factors.
By Trey Teall, Work Truck
Fueling the Future with Renewable Natural Gas
Renewable energy in Canada accounts for about 17% of our total energy supply and 65% of our electricity production. Hydroelectricity makes up the majority of renewable energy produced in the country, however, wind power, solar power, tidal power and bio-energy are also an important part of the mix. One technology that is currently underutilized is Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). Canada has an opportunity to maximize one of our greatest energy assets – the natural gas pipeline system – by investing in RNG projects.
By Derek Estabrook, Quest Canada
Montreal to Invest in New Biomethane Plant to Generate RNG Energy
The Canadian city of Montreal is investing $167 million (€150 million) to establish a biomethane plant and generate renewable gas energy.
Once operational, the plant will produce biomethane which could create enough renewable gas to power around 3,600 homes. It will see 60,000 tonnes of organic waste processed annually rather than being sent to landfill.
By Bioenergy Insight
Renewable Natural Gas: The Climate Change Solution with Limited Awareness of its Potential
When it comes to addressing climate change, we must pursue the many diverse approaches for reducing carbon emissions. One of the most overlooked opportunities in our arsenal today is renewable natural gas (RNG).
It's simply not getting enough attention in relationship to its potential for major impact.
RNG is natural gas derived from processing raw biogas, which is produced from industry, agriculture and waste management. The most common source of biogas — which consists largely of methane — is the breakdown of organic waste at wastewater treatment plants and landfills. And methane is at least 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere. By capturing waste methane and processing it to make RNG, we can avoid its negative effects while also decreasing reliance on fossil fuels.
By Michael Bakas, Utility Dive
RNG: Moving Beyond Zero Emissions
Renewable natural gas (RNG) has been receiving a lot of buzz lately. You may have seen this recent headline: UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas ever in the U.S.
UPS contracted with Clean Energy to purchase 170 million-gallon equivalents of RNG. Fleet Owner ran an article about how RNG supply and demand in the U.S. transportation sector will grow rapidly over the next five years.
What exactly is RNG? Why is RNG becoming the next big thing in transportation fuels? Does RNG really have emissions below zero? Let’s explore these and other important questions.
By Greg Roche, Fleet Owner
Circle K & Gas Networks Ireland Open First Public CNG Station in Ireland
ircle K teamed up with Gas Networks Ireland to open Ireland's first publicly accessible fast-fill compressed natural gas (CNG) station.
The CNG station is at Circle K's Dublin Port location. It has the capacity to fill 50 heavy goods vehicles a day and each fill takes no more than five minutes.
"We are delighted to introduce Ireland's first publicly accessible, fast-fill CNG station through our partnership with Gas Networks Ireland. We are very proud to offer Ireland's commercial fleet operators a cleaner and more cost-effective fuel alternative," said Gordon Lawlor, managing director, Circle K.
By Convenience Store News
Utilities, Investors Seeing Green in Renewable Natural Gas
There are plenty of efforts to make fossil fuels more “green,” or compatible with the environment, but few are gaining the scale of renewable natural gas (RNG), with the number of RNG production facilities more than doubling in the last three years.
Utilities, investors, and consumers are benefiting from the growth of RNG as more methane is being captured and used in heating and transportation applications in the U.S. and Canada, officials in the RNG sector said in recent interviews.
By Tom Tiernan, The Foster Report
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Minnesota Supreme Court's St. Paul Ruling
The Minnesota Supreme Court affirmed a lower court ruling on Thursday that will allow a Nov. 5 ballot referendum on St. Paul's residential waste collection system to proceed. The St. Paul City Council has a special meeting today to discuss officially placing it on the ballot.
The ruling also upheld a district court's temporary stay on suspending the collection system until election results are confirmed, hinting at more to come. "So as not to impair the orderly process of ballot preparation, this order is issued with an opinion to follow at a later date," wrote Chief Justice Lorie Gildea.
By Cole Rosengren, Waste Dive
Vanguard Renewables Breaks Grounds on Goodrich Family Farm RNG Project
Soon cows will help heat a local school campus. Tuesday, Middlebury College and its partners broke ground on a new facility on the Goodrich Family Farm in Salisbury. Our Christina Guessferd shows you how it will turn manure and food waste into renewable gas.
"This is a long day coming," said Chase Goodrich of the Goodrich Family Farm.
A project a decade in the making.
"What we have here is what's going to be the largest anaerobic digester probably east of the Mississippi, one of the largest in the United States," said John Hanselman, the CEO of Vanguard Renewables.
By Christina Guessferd, WCAX3
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