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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.ANGI Energy Systems Develops CNG Fleet Fueling Solution
ANGI Energy Systems has developed a CNG fleet fueling solution that is tailored for quick deployment with minimal site costs.
Infrastructure cost is often the most costly and time-consuming step to building a CNG fleet. The cost associated with constructing a CNG refueling station can vary significantly depending on size and application. Given the wide variety of vehicle types, applications and duty cycles, there is no single formula for designing a CNG vehicle refueling station and estimating the associated footprint.
By NGT News
California Plans for Future of Gas System
As a wave of local governments in California roll out policies that promote the electrification of buildings, the state’s energy regulators have been saddled with a complicated task: planning for the future of its natural gas system.
Around 30 cities in California have passed building codes that reduce their reliance on gas, according to the Sierra Club, the most recent being Santa Cruz, which in March passed an ordinance to “eliminate natural gas infrastructure and associated greenhouse gas emissions in new buildings where all-electric infrastructure can be most practicably integrated.” But while it’s "fantastic" that individual municipalities are showing leadership, this is a patchwork approach, Michael Colvin, director of regulatory and legislative affairs at the Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) California energy program, told Utility Dive.
By Utility Dive
Farmers and Utilities are Converting Dairy Waste into Energy
When Randy Jordan, a fifth-generation dairy farmer in central Massachusetts, looked into turning manure from his 300 cows into natural gas more than a decade ago, he just wanted to find a way to lower his increasingly painful electric bill.
He knew that biodigesters, a sort of modern alchemy that transforms poop into profits, had been around for decades. But many of the tanks, where microorganisms digest manure and turn it into methane gas that can be burned as fuel or converted to electricity, had been abandoned. They proved too complicated to manage. “It was challenging,” he remembered, “and the money didn’t work.”
Then he met Bill Jorgenson, a longtime energy consultant with a vision.
By Washington Post
Southern Company Gas Grows Leadership Team to Focus on Climate Action, Innovation and RNG Strategy
Southern Company Gas announced three new leadership positions and the creation of two new departments, Sustainability & Innovation and Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), to support the company's continued commitment to addressing climate change and reinforce the importance of natural gas in a sustainable energy future.
"While Southern Company Gas has long been an industry leader in methane reductions, infrastructure modernization and strategic partnerships, we recognize that there is still more to be done to guarantee clean, safe, reliable, affordable energy for generations to come," said John Hudson, executive vice president of external affairs. "We are positioned now to focus our efforts more closely on how we operate, invest and innovate to address the climate crisis while maintaining value for our customers and our shareholders."
By PR Newswire
Brightmark Delivers First Biogas Shipment to Dane County RNG Offloading Station
Dane County landfill in Wisconsin, US, has received its first load of renewable natural gas (RNG) from a manure digester in the Yahara Lakes Watershed.
Brightmark (formerly Brightmark Energy) completed the construction of the multi-million-dollar project upgrading gas equipment at its digester north-west of Waunakee in the town of Vienna, working closely with Dane County. The firm has now delivered its first shipment of RNG to the Dane County injection station, located at the county landfill.
By Bioenergy News
U.S. Gain Completes Construction on RNG Fueling Station
U.S. Gain, a company that specializes in the development, procurement and distribution of alternative fuel for the transportation market, has completed the construction of a private natural gas fueling station for Testa Produce Inc. The new modular station will supply alternative fuel for the company’s fleet of delivery vehicles at its headquarters in Chicago, Ill.
Testa operates a fleet of 50 delivery vehicles that is used to transport fresh produce to restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools, country clubs and other business segments throughout Illinois and regions of Indiana and Wisconsin. Today, 40 of their vehicles run on natural gas, with plans to convert the remainder of their fleet in the future.
By NGT News
Xebec Announces Letter of Intent for Canadian Landfill Gas to RNG Project
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSXV: XBC) (“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent (“LOI”) on June 5th, 2020, for the sale of a multi-million dollar landfill gas to renewable natural gas (RNG) installation, to a large-scale waste management customer in North America.
Xebec expects the LOI to convert into backlog over the coming months and system delivery to occur in 2021.
In addition, Xebec has received multiple hydrogen purification orders for the production of cost-effective, high purity hydrogen for use in fuel cells and industrial applications. The aggregate order amount of the landfill and hydrogen projects announced today, and the Alberta RNG Project LOI announced on June 3rd, 2020, is $11.9 million.
By Global NewsWire
Seabreeze Farm Updates RNG Equipment with DMT Technology
DMT Clear Gas Solutions, a leading technology supplier in biogas upgrading and gas desulfurization, announces Seabreeze Farm, a third-generation dairy farm owned by the Keulen family, will update their Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) equipment using DMT’s patented three-stage membrane separation system. Expected completion of the biogas upgrading project is set for beginning of next year.
“We are excited and looking forward to installing the DMT system on our farm,” said Jerry Keulen, Owner of Seabreeze Farm.
By Biomass Magazine
Bioenergy DevCo and Chesapeake Utilities Corporation Partner To Bring RNG to Customers on the Delmarva Peninsula
Bioenergy DevCo (BDC), a leading global developer of anaerobic digestion facilities that create renewable energy and healthy soil products from organic material, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK), a NYSE-listed diversified energy company, on a project to remove excess organics from the poultry industry and convert it into renewable natural gas. The intent is for BDC and Chesapeake Utilities Corporation affiliates Eastern Shore Natural Gas, Chesapeake Utilities and Marlin Gas Services, to collaborate on this project in addition to several other project sites where organic waste can be converted into a carbon-negative energy source. Beyond the environmental and energy benefits, this project will also support the economy in the Delmarva region.
By Herald - Mail Media
Xebec Receives Letter of Intent for Alberta’s First Commercial RNG Project
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSXV: XBC) (“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions is pleased to announce that it has signed a letter of intent (“LOI”) on May 28th, 2020, for the sale of a multi-million dollar biogas to renewable natural gas (RNG) installation to a large-scale utility customer in Alberta.
Xebec expects the LOI to convert into backlog over the coming months and system delivery to occur in 2021.
An opportunity to further Canada’s oil and gas industry and help the country decarbonize its energy mix
Canada is the world’s fourth largest natural gas producer. Renewable natural gas (RNG) production represents an opportunity to reduce carbon emissions of natural gas by creating renewable gas from organic waste sources, that can be blended with fossil natural gas to reduce the overall carbon intensity.
By Global NewsWire
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