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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Dane County Adopts First Community-wide Climate Action Plan
Dane County is working to fight climate change with the first community-wide climate action plan: the “2020 Dane County Climate Action Plan – Today’s Opportunity for a Better Tomorrow.”
The plan, which was announced Monday in a release, sets goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 in the county and puts the county on a path to be carbon-neutral by 2050.
By Madison Magazine
Blockchain Renewable Energy Certificates
A Minneapolis clean energy nonprofit recently agreed to partner with an Australian company to enhance the process of buying and selling renewable energy credits through blockchain technology.
Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) announced that the Australian technology company Power Ledger will build the blockchain application to manage the sales of renewable energy credits (RECs) and thermal energy credits created by renewable natural gas.
A third partner, San Francisco-based Clearway Energy Group, develops and operates clean energy projects, including several in Minnesota and Iowa.
By Renewable Energy World
IGEM Welcomes Gas Goes Green Program for UK networks
The launch of a major new programme to support the gas industry’s transition to net zero in the UK has been welcomed by the Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM).
Gas Goes Green, spearheaded by Energy Networks Association (ENA), builds on the recent successes of UK gas network operators to remove fossil-based natural gas from the system, driving the move towards zero and low carbon sources, such as hydrogen and biomethane.
The eventual conversion of the UK’s gas networks to green sources will be critical to the country’s climate change efforts, as gas provides four fifths of total energy demand at peak times.
By H2 View
Port of Seattle to Halve Emissions by 2030
In a statement, the Port of Seattle Commission agreed the plan at its meeting on April 14 2020.
Additionally, it said the plan stems from authorization for a 10-year supply contract with U.S. Gain for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), a low-carbon natural gas alternative produced most often from landfill waste.
RNG produces no new carbon emissions because it replaces fossil fuels and recycles existing carbon in the atmosphere.
By Port Technology
Cenergy Solutions stores, transports and utilizes raw biogas in their ANG trailer
Cenergy Solutions, a US-based company, in conjunction with North State Rendering Plant has captured biogas that is being made from food waste. This gas is now being moved in Cenergy’s ANG trailer to be utilized in a boiler that is preparing used cooking oil for biodiesel production. Chris Ottone plant co-owner of the biogas plant, said this could save them $3,000 to $4,00 per month which is now being spent on pipeline gas from PG&E.
By US Gas Vehicles
US Gain Completes RNG Project at Clover Hill Dairy
U.S. Gain recently completed a gas processing facility at Clover Hill Dairy in Campbellsport, Wisconsin. The result is good news for the renewable natural gas industry, the environment and the farm.
Anaerobic digesters break down organic matter and, as the bacteria used in the process “work,” they generate biogas. The non-methane components of the biogas are removed so the methane can be used as a fuel or energy source. The upgrade at Clover Hill Dairy was necessary to begin production of renewable natural gas (RNG), a cleaner and more desirable alternative fuel that reduces transportation emissions and ultimately, the end-users’ carbon footprint.
By Biomass Magazine
Why Some Landfills are Exploring Mobile Pipeline to Capitalize on Renewable Natural Gas
Bulk transportation of renewable natural gas (RNG) by truck, or a virtual pipeline, is a growing industry in the U.S. While some landfill owners are setting up virtual pipelines to fuel their fleets, a few are tapping into these systems to get gas into utility pipelines. It’s an expensive endeavor but may be worth it, especially for remote landfills wanting to capitalize on renewable credits. Some utilities find it’s opening opportunities for them, too.
Hexagon Lincoln in Nebraska manufactures mobile pipeline gas transportation modules, delivering about 500 of them throughout North America.
By 360
Orbital Gas Systems Awarded First-Ever Biomethane Grid Entry Unit Supplied to the UK Water Industry
CUI Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: CUI) ("CUI Global" or the "Company") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Orbital Gas Systems Ltd. ("Orbital"), the leader in innovative gas measurement solutions, has been awarded a contract by a major UK energy provider to design, produce and commission its first-ever biomethane-to-grid plants for the UK water industry.
The contract calls for the provision of an initial biomethane Grid Entry Unit ("GEU") followed by a second unit, both to be delivered in 2020. Each unit is valued at approximately $550,000.
By Star Local Media
Dane County Landfill Receives first Biogas Load to Upgrade into RNG
The renewable natural gas (RNG) offloading station at Dane County’s landfill is scheduled to receive its first load of biogas this week. The biogas will be brought from a Wisconsin digester that collects the methane from manure which reduces greenhouse gas emissions and harmful runoff to lakes and streams. The digester’s biogas will be injected through the County’s equipment into the interstate transmission pipeline so it can be used as renewable fuel, powering fleets of RNG vehicles locally and across the United States.
“We are thrilled to reach this milestone at the Dane County landfill,” said County Executive Joe Parisi. “It took a lot of hard work and dedication from our staff and industry partners to see this through to the end. It is exciting to see this effort shape the industry. We look forward to the positive impact it will have on our clean lakes efforts, as well as the local economy.”
By Sun Praire Star
Utility FortisBC to Launch Third Landfill Renewable Gas Project
Utility FortisBC in British Columbia will soon launch its third and largest landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) project to make RNG from decomposing waste. In partnership with the city of Vancouver, it will increase RNG the utility currently produces at the other two facilities by two-thirds, equating to another 250,000 gigajoules of gas that it will sell to customers annually.
“There is an emphasis and awareness on climate change, and in response to customers’ desires to reduce emissions, we see our existing systems as a way to link customers to sources of RNG,” says Scott Gramm, manager of renewable natural gas supply for FortisBC.
By Waste 360
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