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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Cap-and-Trade, Low Carbon Fuel Standard programs are the Main Sources of Revenue for Dairy Digester Projects
State incentives designed to help California’s dairy industry reduce methane emissions have led to a spike in the number of manure digester developments underway on California dairies. According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, the wave of digester developments on California dairy farms has spurred interest in the technology nationwide.
“Dairy producers outside of California may be anticipating future environmental mandates in their own states,” said Tanner Ehmke, manager of CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange division. “But the possibility of financial incentives and energy market opportunities are what’s capturing attention.”
By Global Newswire
BP Targets $5B Annual Renewables Spending, 50 GW by 2030
Fossil fuel companies are increasingly diversifying their investments as pressure mounts for companies to mitigate their carbon footprint. The "stark truth" is that companies need to become more sustainable, or risk being left behind, bp chairman Helge Lund said during the company's Q2 earnings call.
"Energy markets have begun the process of fundamental, lasting change, shifting increasingly towards low carbon and renewables," he said. But although the company says it will pivot from an international oil company to an "integrated energy company" in the next decade, its oil investments will not weaken completely, he said.
By Utility Dive
MORC Keeps Waste out of Landfills Thanks to Anaerobic Digestion
The Muscatine Organic Recycling Center (MORC) has been in operation at the Muscatine Transfer Station since December 2019, and is making an impact on the reduction of organic waste being sent to area landfills including the Muscatine County Landfill.
“We have learned a lot in the last six months,” Jon Koch, Water and Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) Director, said. “And business continues to grow.”
Koch was instrumental in the development of the Muscatine Area Resource Recovery for Vehicles and Energy (MARRVE) program that led to the establishment of MORC. The primary goal of MARRVE is to receive organic waste and convert that waste into renewable natural gas that can be used by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles.
By Discover Muscatine
Xebec Expands Cleantech Service Network with Acquisition of North Carolina Based Air Flow
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (TSXV: XBC) (“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions is pleased to announce that Xebec Holding USA Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xebec Adsorption Inc., has entered into an agreement effective July 31st, 2020, to acquire all of the outstanding securities of Enerphase Industrial Solutions, Inc. (doing business as “Air Flow”). Air Flow’s principals will remain with Air Flow after the acquisition to optimize their integration into Xebec’s industrial service and support business and to grow the operation over the coming years.
Total consideration payable by Xebec is approximately $6.0M, subject to certain holdbacks, adjustments and time-based payments. Air Flow had revenues of approximately $10.1M for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and revenues are estimated to grow organically to $11.5M in 2020 with an EBITDA margin of approximately 10%. Xebec expects that Air Flow’s growth and profitability could be improved with additional supply chain and cost optimizations, product synergies and the back-office expertise Xebec has built from prior acquisitions.
By Global Newswire
CleanBay Renewables Announces Partnership with Kiewit to Engineer and Construct Its First Anaerobic Digestion Plant in Maryland
CleanBay Renewables Inc. (CleanBay), an enviro-tech company focused on the production of greenhouse gas credits, organic fertilizer and renewable energy, today announced its partnership with Kiewit Corporation, one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering companies.
Through the partnership, Kiewit will design, engineer and build CleanBay’s Westover bio-refinery which, using anaerobic digestion, will recycle more than 150,000 tons of chicken litter annually and convert it into renewable natural gas, renewable electricity and a nutrient-rich fertilizer product.
By Business Wire
Duke Energy Teams with SustainRNG to Develop RNG on Dairy Farms
uke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced a partnership with SustainRNG to harness renewable natural gas (RNG) on dairy farms, starting in the southeastern United States.
Duke Energy has invested in a minority share of the company and retains the option to invest in future operating projects.
SustainRNG will engineer, finance, construct and operate RNG sites in collaboration with dairy farmers. By capturing and processing methane from farms into RNG, Duke Energy and SustainRNG will be able to provide a locally generated renewable energy source to end users nationwide via injection into the existing natural gas pipeline network.
By Duke Energy
GNA: $1 Billion Invested in California’s Renewable Gas Supply
Clean technology consulting firm and producer of the annual Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), has authored a new study that delves into California’s renewable natural gas (RNG) supply.
The study, An Assessment: California’s In-State RNG Supply for Transportation: 2020-2024, provides industry stakeholders and policymakers an accurate, data-driven estimate for the total near-term volume of RNG that will be produced in-state and made available for transportation use by California fleet operators.
NGT News
Utah Inland Port Authority and Dominion Energy Utah Announce Cooperation Agreement
The Utah Inland Port Authority and Dominion Energy Utah have signed a Joint Cooperation Statement aimed at reducing air pollution and improving energy efficiency within the UIPA jurisdictional area.
The partnership will explore the use and development of innovative programs and technologies associated with natural gas development including renewable natural gas, alternative fuels and energy efficiency. Renewable natural gas captures more greenhouse gasses than it emits, so is considered carbon negative. It is pipeline-quality gas produced from existing waste streams and a variety of renewable and sustainable biomass sources. Sources may include waste water, landfills, agricultural waste or food waste.
By Utah Policy
Chesapeake Utilities Corp. Partners with BioDevCo to Inject RNG into Pipeline
Bioenergy DevCo (BDC), which designs, builds and operates anaerobic digestion facilities, is set to deliver up to 300,000 million British Thermal units of renewable natural gas annually to Chesapeake Utilities Corp. (CUC), sourced from organic waste to be processed at an anaerobic digestion plant in Delaware.
The $30 million to $40 million plant is slated to launch at the end of 2020, and the plan is to begin injecting carbon-negative renewable natural gas into the utility’s pipeline in the first quarter of 2021.
By Waste 360
Xebec Receives $6.3M in Purification Orders as Adoption for Hydrogen Accelerates Worldwide
ebec Adsorption Inc. (TSXV: XBC) (“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions is pleased to announce that it has received $6.3 million in hydrogen and helium PSA purification orders from customers in South Korea, United States, Canada, Italy, Poland, Trinidad and Tobago, and China. As worldwide adoption for hydrogen accelerates, Xebec’s robust and efficient PSA technology is being selected for integration into steam methane reforming and electrolysis hydrogen generation systems. The PSA platform ensures hydrogen production can cost effectively and efficiently meet the industry standard of 99.999% purity for use in fuel cell vehicles (“FCV”) and industry.
“When BayoTech was looking for a proven PSA technology to complete our hydrogen generators, Xebec was a great solution. There are few companies in the world that can offer a product which could fit with our containerized systems and achieve the high purity hydrogen required for fuel cell vehicles. We were impressed with Xebec’s long track record, innovative products and capabilities. We see them as a strong partner and look forward to growing together,” states Dwayne Victor, Director, Global Sourcing, BayoTech.
By Global Newswire
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