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Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), officials from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and Western Milling unveiled the first of a planned 30 new ultra-low emissions trucks the company will deploy at its operation in Goshen, California.
Western Milling is one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of nutrient solutions for plants, animals, and people in the U.S. According to the company, these new, near-zero emissions natural gas trucks will be fueled with renewable natural gas (RNG) that can virtually eliminate smog-forming pollutants and reduce greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change by as much as 80%.
By Trucking Info
New York's largest wastewater plant city's hottest Valentine's Day spot
New York City's hottest Valentine's Day spot isn't a fancy restaurant, Central Park, or the top of Empire State Building — it's apparently the city's largest sewage plant.
The city's Newtown Creek Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility, located in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn, sold out of Valentine's Day tours in just 16 minutes in January, according to CBS News.
The tours, which are being held ahead of Valentine's Day on February 9, feature an overview of the plant's wastewater treatment process and a visit to the facility's 120-foot high observation deck, located on top of its iconic digester eggs.
By Insider
Xebec Receives $27 Million in Orders for U.S Dairy-to-RNG Projects
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (XBC.V) (“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions is pleased to announce today that $27.0 million in orders were received from U.S dairy farmers for a total of six turnkey biogas upgrading plants and small-scale containerized Biostream™ systems to produce Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).
Five of these contracts are from the conversion of a previously announced letter of intent signed on December 5th, 2019 that have turned into firm purchase orders and an additional project using our large-scale BGX Solutions.
By Yahoo Finance
SoCalGas Energy Efficiency Programs Reduced Emissions Equal to Taking 57,000 Cars Off California Roads
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced its customers saved $55.6 million in 2019 on their annual gas bills through SoCalGas' energy efficiency programs. The energy savings is equivalent to removing over 265,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions and taking more than 57,000 cars off of California roads for one year.
"SoCalGas is committed to providing affordable, clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and one way we do that is by encouraging our customers to take advantage of our energy efficiency programs," said Darren Hanway, manager of energy programs and strategy at SoCalGas. "By giving our customers the tools they need to obtain high efficiency gas appliances and make their existing gas appliances more efficient, customers can both lower their bills and curb carbon emissions."
By Sempra Media Room
CenterPoint Energy's Plan for Affordable Renewable Utility Sources
The state's largest natural gas utility, CenterPoint Energy, is proposing state legislation allowing it to more easily launch clean-energy initiatives that would be partly funded by ratepayers.
Under the legislation unveiled Thursday, a natural gas utility could submit an "alternative resource plan" to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC). Such plans would include renewable natural gas — gas created from landfills, sewage and livestock manure — as well as new technologies like carbon capture and hydrogen gas production.
By StarTribune
Greenlane Renewables Signs New $7.0 Million System Supply Contract with the Renewable Natural Gas Company
Greenlane Renewables Inc. (“Greenlane”) (TSXV: GRN / FSE: 52G) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., has signed a $7.0 million (US$5.3 million) contract with Ligonier, Pennsylvania based Renewable Natural Gas Company (“RNGC”). Greenlane to supply three biogas upgrading systems, which utilize Greenlane’s proprietary water wash technology, for landfill applications in the eastern United States.
“We are delighted to have been selected by RNGC to provide the biogas upgrading systems for RNGC’s landfill projects where the resulting clean, low carbon renewable natural gas will be injected into the natural gas pipeline,” said Brad Douville, President & CEO of Greenlane. “Our technology is ideally suited for this application developed by RNGC to provide robust low-cost operation. We look forward to working with RNGC to make this project a success.”
By Business Wire
Kinetrex will Supply UPS Trucks with 52.5 million gallons of Renewable Natural Gas
Kinetrex Energy and UPS jointly announced they have entered into a 6-year renewable natural gas (RNG) supply agreement. The agreement will supply UPS with up to 52.5 million gallons of RNG to be used in Class 8 vehicles throughout the Midwest from its Indianapolis RNG plant. The RNG will be used to fuel UPS’ LNG-powered fleets in Chicago, Toledo, Columbus, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The agreement also allows Kinetrex to supply UPS an additional 50 million gallons over the same period as Kinetrex develops additional RNG plants.
“This is an exciting day for our city as one of our local companies, Kinetrex Energy, partners with global shipper UPS to improve the air quality in central Indiana,” said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett. “The renewable natural gas project on the south side will create several high-paying jobs. We are pleased to see a homegrown-Indianapolis company spearheading this effort.”
By Kinetrex Energy
M.J. Bradley Report: RNG essential for GHG reductions in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic
M.J. Bradley & Associates published a report evaluating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions scenarios in medium- and heavy-duty on-road vehicles, and residential and commercial heating, for a 12-state region stretching from Virginia to Maine. Renewable biofuels, renewable natural gas (RNG) and biomass-based diesel, were shown to significantly reduce GHG emissions that electrification and efficiency measures alone don’t reach, even under moderately aggressive scenarios. The report concluded that a complementary, portfolio strategy for GHG emissions will yield the best results for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.
“The report demonstrates that even aggressive efforts to electrify transportation and heating will need to be matched with aggressive adoption of renewable natural gas,” said Johannes Escudero, CEO of the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas. “We are poised to deliver increasing volumes of RNG to meet the needs of Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic customers while driving down GHG emissions.
By Business Wire
National Study Supports NW Natural’s Renewable Plans
Northwest Natural Gas Company, dba NW Natural, a wholly owned subsidiary of Northwest Natural Holding Company (NYSE: NWN), has co-sponsored a first-of-its-kind national study that shows the immense availability of renewable natural gas and its potential to drastically curb greenhouse gas emissions in the fight against climate change.
Renewable natural gas has similar climate benefits to wind and solar energy and is produced from local organic materials like food, agricultural and forestry waste, wastewater, and landfills. With advancements in conditioning equipment, now the gasses from these waste streams can be cleaned up and put into NW Natural’s existing pipeline network - one of the tightest, most modern in the U.S. - to serve homes and businesses.
By Oil & Gas 360
Brightmark Energy to Build South Dakota’s First-Ever Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Project
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brightmark, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, announced today that it has signed a manure supply agreement with two South Dakota dairy companies, Boadwine Farms, Inc. and Mooody County Dairy Limited Partnership, to capture methane produced by nearly 12,000 dairy cows and heifers and convert it into renewable natural gas. The project is anticipated to produce 217,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas each year, which is equivalent to the amount of gas needed to drive 2,492 vehicles for a full year. Brightmark is developing the project, and the company will also own and operate it upon completion.
The Athena renewable natural gas (RNG) project will include the construction of new anaerobic digesters on three Minnehaha County farms: Boadwine Farms, Pioneer Dairy, and Moody Dairy. The 11,710 dairy cows and heifers that live on these farms produce a total of 55.6 million gallons of manure each year. After the project is complete, the methane generated by this manure will be captured, cleaned, and converted into RNG, which can be used for transportation, cooking, or electricity. The gas will be injected into the local interstate pipeline system for use statewide.
By Business Wire
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