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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.UPS Highlights RNG's Role in its 2019 Sustainability Report
UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced the launch of its 18th annual Sustainability Report, “Accelerating Sustainable Solutions.” The digital Report is fully interactive and details efforts that took place during 2019 to advance the company’s 2020 and 2025 sustainability goals in alignment with its enterprise strategy.
Most notable is surpassing four goals one year ahead of schedule, including:
$123.8 million in charitable contributions,
21.7 million employee volunteer hours,
15.4 million trees planted, and,
a 3.1% reduction in auto accident frequency.
By Globe Newswire
Trillium Highlights the Economic & Environmental Benefits of RNG
One question we hear often from our customers is how can the use of renewable natural gas as a transportation fuel remove carbon from the atmosphere? This is a hard concept for many to wrap their heads around. Although difficult to comprehend, the use of “carbon-negative” fuel is an important element not only of our business, but also for any community seeking to reduce its climate footprint.
What Are “Carbon-Negative” Fuels
The term “carbon-negative” is a bit of a misnomer. A more appropriate term would be “carbon dioxide-equivalent negative.” This means the greenhouse gases (GHGs) generated by its use are less than the GHGs removed by its production when calculated on a carbon dioxide-equivalent basis. For this to happen, the carbon-negative fuel must come from a feedstock that is currently contributing to climate change.
By ACT News
BTS Biogas and ENGIE Partner to Deliver Sustainable Energy Solutions in Italy
BTS Biogas Srl, a sister company of Bioenergy DevCo and market leader in the biogas sector, and ENGIE, the world's largest independent energy producer, today have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the two companies will share expertise and resources to expand decarbonization efforts starting in in Italy and expanding throughout Europe.
"Entering into this partnership with ENGIE provides us with incredible opportunities to leverage our technology and expertise on decarbonization projects," said Franco Lusuriello, CEO of BTS Biogas. "Anaerobic digestion is experiencing a renaissance, with increased interest throughout Europe, Asia and now North America – but our heart and our home is and will always be Italian. Through this deal we can help ensure that Italy meets its zero-carbon goals, invests in sustainable projects that encourage economic recovery and contributes to the global fight against climate change."
By PR Newswire
U.S. Gain Develops Dairy RNG Project in Just 8 Months
U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG), proudly announced that after only eight months their digester at S&S Jerseyland Dairy in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin is now transforming animal waste to clean, low carbon fuel for the transportation market.
The anaerobic digester at S&S Jerseyland Dairy has been operational since 2011, initially converting waste from the farm’s 4,000 herd of Jersey cows to renewable power.
U.S. Gain purchased the farm’s digester in September of 2019 and made the upgrades needed for fuel production.
By Seehafer News
Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd. Signed $15.2 million in New Supply Contracts
The first contract, worth $12.6 million, is for the supply of biogas upgrading and related equipment for a multi-location dairy farm cluster located in California. Greenlane’s biogas upgrading systems will create clean renewable natural gas for injection into the local gas distribution network owned and operated by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. The second contract, worth $2.6 million, is part of the same cluster, however, is subject to final financing approval. The name of purchaser is being withheld at this time.
“This is a major contract win for us, representing over 185% of 2019’s revenue, for a showcase project in the California dairy industry that will meaningfully contribute toward the State’s greenhouse gas reduction targets,” said Brad Douville, president & CEO of Greenlane. “This is Greenlane’s fourth and largest project to-date to upgrade biogas to high quality RNG for injection into the California gas pipeline system. We’re working with a high caliber team including a dynamic project developer and one of the largest and most experienced players in the RNG industry in the US. We are proud to have been selected as the technology provider for this exciting and important project.”
By Renewable Energy Magazine
Feeding Families in Need: Renewable Energy Companies Enter the Mix
As U.S. food assistance programs grapple with overwhelming demand during the coronavirus pandemic, some in New England are finding support from unusual partners—renewable energy companies.
Scratch the surface of these partnerships, however, and the connections begin to make sense. The renewable energy companies are already engaged with the food system, and they’re joining with food relief efforts to connect more deeply with the communities where they do business at a time of crisis.
Take Vanguard Renewables, which has sponsored five milk donations events, donating more than 17,000 gallons of milk to Massachusetts and Rhode Island families in need, in partnership with Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), HP Hood , Guida’s Dairy and various political leaders.
By Food Tank
From Waste to Fuel: The Prospects for Renewable Natural Gas in the US
While hydrogen initiatives have been grabbing headlines thanks to large-scale national plans and projects at corporate level, renewable natural gas (RNG) also deserves attention as an emerging tool for decarbonization.
RNG comes from capturing biogas from areas like landfills and farms and then cleaning and upgrading that gas to remove excess carbon dioxide to then turn it into biomethane, which is more commonly referred to as RNG. This process is needed to bring the methane portion of biogas to a level that can then be blended with conventional natural gas on existing pipeline infrastructure, to avoid diminishing the quality or heat content of the pipeline.
By Tyler Jubert, S&P Global
DTE Energy Vows Net Zero Natural Gas by 2050
DTE Energy’s natural gas business will achieve “net zero” emissions by 2050, the company announced today.
The move, which DTE officials say will reduce greenhouse gas emissions within its 1.3 million-customer natural gas business by more than 6 million metric tons a year, comes months after the company vowed that its electric company will go net zero by 2050. It also comes in the wake of controversy over DTE’s long-term vision for meeting its electricity customers’ energy needs.
By Bridge
SoCalGas, PG&E and Opus 12 Announce Advancements in Technology that Converts Carbon Dioxide to RNG
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), and Opus 12 today announced they have demonstrated further advancement of a new electrochemical technology that converts the carbon dioxide content in raw biogas to pipeline-quality renewable natural gas, a critical improvement in the science of upgrading waste emissions to renewable gas. The single-step process is designed to use renewable electricity, and thus also provides a way for long-term storage of excess wind and solar power. The twelve-month research and development effort was funded by SoCalGas and PG&E and builds on the success of an initial feasibility study in 2018.
Raw biogas is produced from the anaerobic breakdown of waste from sources like landfills, sewage, and dairy farms. It contains roughly 60 percent methane (the main component of natural gas), and 40 percent carbon dioxide. While current biogas upgrading technology removes the carbon dioxide from biogas, this new technology captures the carbon dioxide and converts it into additional renewable fuel.
By PR Newswire
City of Boulder & Wester Disposal Partner to Cut Transportation Emissions By more than 2700 Metric Tons Per Year
The City of Boulder has finalized an agreement with Western Disposal for the sale of renewable natural gas (RNG) generated at the city’s Water Resources Recovery Facility (WRRF).
The RNG, which will be produced from biogas, will fuel up to 38 of the 56 commercial vehicles Western Disposal uses to serve Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Converting to RNG is expected to reduce county-wide carbon emissions by the equivalent of 265,000 gallons of diesel fuel per year.
By Boulder Colorado
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