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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Hawaii Bill Encourages Companies to Use Renewable Natural Gas
As Hawaii policymakers seek to wean the state from fossil fuels, Hawaii Gas, the state’s regulated natural gas utility, is preparing for a major fight before the Honolulu City Council.
Oahu lawmakers are considering an ordinance that would eliminate gas hot water heaters from new homes, or require Hawaii Gas to produce at least 90% of its gas from renewable sources, like waste.
The bill might seem like a modest step. But Hawaii Gas is taking a hard line against the measure, saying it could be the first step toward broader restrictions that could threaten its business model.
By Stewart Yerton, Civil Beat
Xebec and Asja Announce a Construction Milestone on Genoa Landfill Waste-to-RNG Project
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSXV: XBC) (“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions today announced that renewable energy project developer and operator Asja Ambiente Italia SpA is in the final construction phase of its 11.2 MW landfill gas (LFG) to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) plant in Genoa, Italy. Scheduled completion date is end of 2019. (Reference Xebec PR of March 6, 2019 – URL below).
Asja is a major player in international power generation using landfill gas generated at municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill sites. With this first time ever project, Asja is transforming its Genoa landfill site installation to produce biomethane instead of electricity. Xebec’s Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) system was chosen for its innovative solution, delivering lower initial investment costs, low operating and maintenance costs, flexible and stable performance, combined with high durability and reliability. Expected benefits from the transition of electricity production to biomethane are plant efficiency improvements, reduction of emission points from 5 to 2, less waste production, greening of the gas supply and a longer period for monetizing the biogas.
By EIN Newsdesk
Landing RNG: Prince George Landfill Harnesses the Power of Household Waste
A regional landfill just outside of Prince George, B.C., that sees around 73,000 tonnes of household and construction waste in a year, is finding new ways to harness the power of trash.
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George owns and operates the Foothills Boulevard Regional Landfill and is partnering with provincial utility FortisBC to produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) – a purified biomethane – for the province’s gas grid. The project will have the capacity to produce up to 100,000 gigajoules of RNG annually, enough to heat up to 1,100 homes on 100 per cent RNG.
By Maria Church, Canadian Biomass
Maersk Sees RNG, Alcohol and Ammonia as the Best-positioned Fuels to Reach Zero Net Emissions
A study by A.P. Moller - Maersk and Lloyds Register confirms that the best opportunities for decarbonizing shipping lie in finding new sustainable energy sources. Based on market projections, the best positioned fuels for research and development into net zero fuels for shipping are alcohol, biomethane, and ammonia.
Energy efficiency has been and still is an important tool for Maersk to reduce CO2 emissions. Efficiency measures have positioned Maersk 10% ahead of the industry average. But getting to net zero requires a total shift in the way deep sea vessels are propelled. The shipping industry needs to introduce carbon neutral propulsion fuels and new technologies.
By Maersk
Severn Trent Water Gets Ready for Surge in Pumpkin Powered Renewable Energy
SEVERN Trent Water is gearing up for a jump in pumpkin power, as thousands are expected to be delivered to its food waste plants after Halloween.
Teams at Severn Trent Green Power are expecting to see approximately 40,000 unwanted pumpkins arrive at its eight food waste plants located across the Midlands, Oxfordshire, South Wales and London, after the spookiest day of the year, where they’ll be converted into green energy.
By Redditch Standard
Boulder, Longmont Looks to Offset Emissions with Renewable Natural Gas
As towns and counties around the state transition to renewable energy, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment predicts vehicles will become the largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
In large part that is caused by lack of electric motors for heavy-duty vehicles.
In response, cities across Colorado, and along the Front Range in particular, are beginning to invest in biogas infrastructure capable of refining methane and carbon dioxide produced by decomposing organic waste into renewable natural gas compatible with vehicles.
By John Spina, Daily Camera
Hydrogen the next big opportunity for Xebec
Headquartered in Quebec, Canada, Xebec is a leader in providing solutions for gas purification and conditioning in the renewable energy and industrial space.
The core of its capabilities lies with its unique pressure swing adsorption (PSA) units which are based on proprietary rotary valve technology.
Currently seeing growth coming from the global demand for gas purification solutions for the biogas to renewable natural gas market, Dr. Prabhu Rao, Chief Operating Officer, sees hydrogen as the next big opportunity.
“Hydrogen is quickly emerging as a fuel or energy carrier, and the quality of this fuel is critical to the end-use applications,” he tells H2 View.
By Joanna Sampson, H2 View
Toronto Garbage Trucks Will Soon Be Powered by RNG From the Very Food Scraps That They Collect
All of the garbage trucks in Toronto will soon be powered by the biogas produced from the very trash they collect.
Toronto is set to be one of the first cities in North America to launch such an initiative, thanks to the their newly-constructed Dufferin Solid Waste Management Facility.
Starting in March 2020, the city’s fleet of garbage trucks will collect all of the organic waste and flood scraps from the Toronto Green Bins and bring them to the facility for processing. The facility will then use anaerobic digesters to capture all of the biogas produced by the waste and transform it into renewable natural gas (RNG).
By Good News Network
Over 100 Clean Trucks Powered by Renewable Fuel Now Operate at the Ports of Long Beach & Los Angeles
Meeting the challenge to clean up some of the most polluted air in the country, Southern California has hit a new milestone with over 100 trucks outfitted with the cleanest ultra low-NOx engines available now operating in the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191029005379/en/
Total Transportation Services Inc., a Southern California drayage company, will replace its entire diesel trucking fleet with ultralow emission natural-gas trucks. (Photo: Business Wire)
By Morningstar
CA Dairy Farms Reach Milestone in Climate Goal
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) reported this month that California’s dairy farms will soon be more than halfway to achieving the state’s world-leading target for reducing methane. The update was part of CDFA’s announcement that an additional $102 million has been awarded this year to support the implementation of dairy methane reduction projects. Ninety-three new projects were funded, including 43 methane digesters that capture methane and 50 alternative manure management projects. There are currently more than 229 dairy methane reduction projects in operation or under development on California dairy farms.
Through the implementation of these projects, CDFA estimates 2.2 million metric tons of greenhouse gases will be reduced each year. That’s approximately 25 percent of the 2013 California inventory for dairy and livestock manure methane emissions. The state’s target is a 40 percent reduction below 2013 levels by 2030. In total, the state has now invested $260 million in dairy methane reduction projects. California’s dairy farm families and other investors have matched that with more than $360 million in private funding.
By Morning Ag Clips
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