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Amp Americas, a company that specializes in renewable transportation fuel, says Clay Walton has joined the company as vice president of RNG Services. Walton will be responsible for leading and managing the company’s operations and maintenance capabilities and asset management services both internally and externally.
As a member of Amp America’s senior leadership team, Walton will be tasked with overseeing new business evaluation, service execution strategies, continuous improvement and asset management for Amp America’s operating assets and third party RNG assets. Walton will also further Amp’s biogas operations by promoting and developing RNG services to external clients’ operating plants.
By NGT News
Meridiam Develops First US Biogas-to-RNG Project
Meridiam has entered into an agreement to develop a biodigester project, located in the State of Idaho near Twin Falls, together with Sevana Bioenergy, as development partner, service provider and long-term co-investor. Meridiam and Sevana will combine their expertise in project development and long-term asset management to focus on creating significant added value to this existing facility.
The project consists of the acquisition of an existing biogas facility which has been in operation since 2011. Currently, the facility produces clean, renewable electricity from the anaerobic digestion of dairy manure that is delivered to the electric grid under a Power Purchase Agreement with Idaho Power. In a second phase to start in Q3 of 2020, the facility will be upgraded to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) that will be marketed under the renewable fuel standard programs in the federal and California market. The anticipated RNG production will be distributed as renewable transportation fuel for commercial vehicles and is estimated to displace approximately 2 million gallons of diesel per year.
By Biomass Magazine
Alberta Technology Projects Receives $58.4 Million in Natural Gas Challenge
Using artificial intelligence and machine learning to measure and locate methane emissions, and producing compressed natural gas for vehicles are two of the 20 projects getting a combined $58.4 million from the government through Emissions Reduction Alberta.
The Alberta government announced the finalists of the Natural Gas Challenge on Tuesday. The funding, first announced in October, comes from the Technology Innovation Emissions Reduction (TIER) program, paid for by a carbon tax on large emitters.
By Edmonton Journal
Grass-based Agriculture Makes Ireland a ‘Potential Leader’ in RNG Production
Ireland has the “potential to be a leader in renewable gas production, primarily due to our grass-based agriculture” according to the Renewable Gas Forum of Ireland (RGFI).
The RGFI said that, in particular, production of gas through anaerobic digestion is “not only environmentally sustainable, but reduces greenhouse gasses and improves water quality, air quality and enhances biodiversity through soil regeneration”.
By Agriland
Newton Aycliffe Firm Creating RNG from Food Waste
The County Durham based business, wholly-owned subsidiary of BioCapital Ltd, has been shortlisted in the Net Zero Now Award for Decarbonisation Strategy of the Year category, in the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2020, for helping customers assess operations and identify efficiency savings.
Kevin Quigley, commercial director at Warrens Group, said: “Whilst our fundamental purpose is to collect food waste and convert it into energy, our passion is to strengthen ties with all organisations and communities in our local area to address the UK Government’s Net Zero target by 2050.
By The Northern Echo
OptiFuel Combats Climate Crisis with Testing of Preproduction RNG Hybrid Line-Haul Locomotive
OptiFuel Systems (“OptiFuel”), a system integrator of Cummins and BAE Systems hybrid power products for decarbonizing the rail, marine, and microgrid power market, is in the process of finalizing a $2.6 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) grant to demonstrate a pre-production Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) hybrid 4,300 hp line-haul locomotive. The program will demonstrate that a suite of commercially available, EPA rail-certified engines present a near-term, low risk solution to create an affordable RNG hybrid line-haul locomotive with near zero emissions while simultaneously improving fuel cost by 50%. This new program, partially funded with the DOE grant, will allow pre-production testing at AAR’s Transportation Technology Center, Inc. (TTCI) and will operate in-service with a regional railroad to validate that OptiFuel’s low-risk, affordable technology can also be applied in the higher horsepower freight and passenger locomotive market.
By Business Wire
Fed. Grant to Help Scientists, Industry & Farmers Harness Biomass & Ag Waste to Fuel Farms
A new federal grant will allow a research team led by Iowa State University, Penn State and Roeslein Alternative Energy to develop new methods of turning biomass and manure into fuel.
The five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture will power the Consortium for Cultivating Human and Natural reGenerative Enterprise (C-CHANGE) as it works to create new value chains on U.S. farms, with emphasis on the generation of renewable natural gas, improved rural economic outcomes and protection of the environment.
By News IA State
NGVAmerica Launches ‘Fast Fill’ Podcast
Today, NGVAmerica launched a new podcast designed to discuss the past, present and future of natural gas vehicles. Titled ‘Fast Fill’ and hosted by NGVAmerica President, Daniel J. Gage, the bi-weekly podcast will feature leaders in the natural gas industry to help educate those in and outside of the industry on the latest developments for NGVs.
The inaugural episode features NGVAmerica’s General Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs Jeffrey Clarke. Jeffrey and Daniel discuss renewable natural gas and the reports NGVAmerica released this year in partnership with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas. The first detailed on-road natural gas motor fuel volumes for 2019 and the second focused on the market in California.
By NGVAmerica
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Greenlane Renewables Signs Agreement With SWEN Impact Fund for Transition to Provide Turnkey Biogas Upgrading as a Service in Europe
Greenlane Renewables Inc. (“Greenlane”) (TSXV: GRN / FSE: 52G) is pleased to announce that today it has signed a definitive joint venture agreement with SWEN Impact Fund for Transition (“SWEN”), a European fund dedicated to renewable gases managed by SWEN Capital Partners based in Paris, France, with the purpose of providing biogas Upgrading as a Service (“UaaS”) to developers and owners of renewable natural gas (“RNG”) projects in Europe. The joint venture company, called Greenlane Biogas Finance B.V., will remove the burden of ownership on Greenlane’s clients by allowing them to replace initial capital outlays with a monthly fee. With capital provided by SWEN, this joint venture is expected to accelerate deployment of Greenlane’s biogas upgrading systems and assist in the decarbonization of the gas sector in Europe. This finalizes the agreement in principle announced on January 28, 2020.
By Business Wire
SoCalGas Now Powering Two Los Angeles Facilities with Bloom Energy's RNG
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced it has begun powering two of its largest Los Angeles-area facilities with Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) solid oxide fuel cells. The switch to fuel cells will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, air pollutants and the cost of power, as well as provide reliable electricity independent of the power grid. Photos of the fuel cells at one of the SoCalGas facilities are located here.
To produce electricity, Bloom Energy's fuel cells could use natural gas, renewable natural gas, or hydrogen. The fuel cells at SoCalGas intake natural gas and oxygen, and through an electrochemical reaction, produce electricity without any combustion. Bloom Energy Servers can operate at 60% efficiency and are considered one of the most efficient power solutions currently available. More information on how fuel cells work may be found here.
By PR Newswire
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