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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.UK Sees Potential Growth for Renewable Natural Gas to Reduce Waste
Out of the 674 anaerobic digestion plants in the UK, just over 100 treat solely food waste, and over three times as many treat agricultural wastes.
Calling on the UK government to adopt a more 'Scandinavian approach' to waste policy, the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association has highlighted the role that the technology is already playing in the British economy, and pointed to its 'enormous potential' to do more.
By The Scottish Farmer
U.S. Gain’s Fourth Dairy RNG Development Project is Operational
U.S. Gain, a leader in development and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) recently completed installation of gas production equipment at Dallmann East River Dairy. After just eight months, the Wisconsin farm is now producing clean RNG for the transportation industry.
“We’re proud to bring another dairy RNG project online,” said Mike Koel, president of U.S. Gain. “RNG production at farms can be challenging to get up and running because of process and environmental variables that impact development. However, dairy based RNG features some of the lowest carbon intensity scores, which translates to significant emission savings that leading organizations are seeking. For this reason, we’ll continue investment in RNG development at dairies, and other agricultural operations.”
By U.S. Gain
Greenlane Reports Increased Revenue in RNG Sales
Canada-based Greenlane Renewables Inc., a supplier of biogas upgrading systems, released interim financial results for the first half of 2020 on Aug. 25, reporting significant increases in revenue and sales order backlog.
“We successfully grew our revenue this quarter by 45 percent on a sequential basis while facing some tough marketplace conditions as a result of the COVID19 backdrop,” said Brad Douville, president and CEO of Greenlane. “We also achieved a third consecutive quarter of rapid growth of our sales order backlog adding $21 million from the recent and significant contract wins for dairy farm projects in California. Our focus remains on a strong second half of 2020. This trend continues so far in the third quarter highlighted by a recent contract win in Brazil, and the launch of our joint venture with SWEN Impact Fund for Transition to accelerate deployment of Greenlane’s biogas upgrading systems and solutions in Europe.”
By Biomass Magazine
New Jersey Natural Gas joins RNG Coalition
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas has welcomed New Jersey Natural Gas Co. to its membership. NJNG joins 230 companies and organizations across North America dedicated to the sustainable development, deployment and utilization of renewable natural gas so that present and future generations will have access to domestic, renewable clean fuel and energy. NJNG is the first New Jersey utility to join the coalition.
"Because RNG can be deployed as natural gas, electricity, or hydrogen, New Jersey Natural Gas' support for RNG will position them to serve there customers with the highest quality, lowest carbon energy available today," said David Cox, co-founder of RNG Coalition. "We are happy to have NJNG in the RNG Coalition and look forward to working in partnership with them in support of the environment and the people of New Jersey."
By Biomass Magazine
DOE Awards SoCalGas more than $7M for Zero, Near-zero Emissions Vehicle Technology R&D
In an effort to counter climate change and air pollution, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded more than $7.1 million this week for three vehicular research and development projects assisted by Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas).
Those projects are meant to advance zero and near-zero emissions technologies for heavy and medium duty transportation vehicles. They are run by Cummins, Inc., GTI, and the West Virginia University Research Corporation, respectively, but SoCalGas will also be supporting them with $730,000 in additional funding.
By Daily Energy Insider
RNG’s Growing Role in Decarbonization Strategies
Today, we know that the industrialization of our modern society has led to unintended consequences for our environment. Many of the means through which we power our buildings, drive our cars, and heat our spaces can have a negative impact on the planet, and on the health of those we care about.
Fortunately, much of this is changing through a global push toward clean energy sources and technology. More than ever, America is using its resourcefulness and ingenuity to usher in a cleaner future. Renewable natural gas (RNG) has become an increasingly important part of this future as a proven way to reduce our carbon footprint. Across the country, dairy farms, wastewater recovery facilities, landfills and other entities that process aggregated organic material are using methane capture and treating technologies to produce a sustainable energy resource that is displacing fossil fuel. Gasses that would otherwise be destroyed or enter the atmosphere as fugitive pollution are now purified for use in household and industrial thermal applications, to generate electricity, for vehicle fuel, and as a bio-feedstock. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, natural gas in the U.S. accounts for 29% of total electricity generation, 32% of industrial sector energy consumption, 24% of residential consumption, and 19% percent of commercial sector consumption. These numbers demonstrate that there is an undeniable opportunity to utilize gaseous waste streams to achieve deep decarbonization.
By Sam Lehr, David Cox and Mike Alaimo, Biogas Magazine
Renewable Natural Gas Trucks Catching On In California
In California, the production and use of renewable natural gas (RNG) has been on the increase ever since the enactment of Senate Bill No. 1383, the 2016 law that addressed “short-lived climate pollutants, such as black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane.” The latter meant a 40% reduction in emissions from dairy farms and diversion of food and green waste from landfills. There are reportedly 30 dairy RNG projects are now in operation in the state, and about 50 more are in various stages of development. Over a year ago, RNG from a San Joaquin Valley dairy digester facility began flowing into pipelines operated by Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas). Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas has said it is committed to replacing 20% of its traditional natural gas supply with RNG by 2030.
The utility has worked with fleet owners to secure millions of dollars in incentive funding for new near-zero emissions natural gas trucks, including the support port of Los Angeles and Long Beach trucking company Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI) in its effort to replace its 40 diesel trucks with near-zero emissions natural gas trucks.
By Diesel Progress
Iowa Researchers see Wasted Potential in Agricultural Renewable Fuels
A research team led by Iowa State University is studying ways to increase farmers’ interest in — and profits from — biofuels made from manure and other low-value biomass.
Anaerobic digestion, as it’s known, processes agricultural waste into renewable natural gas using an oxygen-free form of combustion. The gas then can be used on site or refined and distributed through existing natural gas pipelines.
By Energy News
Southwest Gas Shrugs Off Covid-19 and Grows, Despite Economic, Energy Downturn
SWGas also is partnering with stakeholders on compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. It has two proposals in Arizona, a dairy farm and wastewater treatment plant, to build interconnects with RNG suppliers to connect to the utility pipeline network.
“In California and Nevada, we now have the ability to purchase RNG for our portfolio in both states, and we have begun the process of working with both customers and our gas supply team to purchase RNG resources,” said general counsel Justin Brown.
By NGI
Aemetis Makes Progress on California Dairy RNG project
Aemetis has completed the construction of the first two dairy digesters and a four-mile pipeline for the production of renewable natural gas (RNG).
The advanced renewable fuel and biochemicals firm will supply below-zero carbon intensity RNG to displace petroleum-based natural gas used at the Keyes ethanol production facility, and to provide fuel for RNG trucks and buses.
Eric McAfee, chairman and CEO of Aemetis, said: “Aemetis is implementing multiple system upgrades and expansion projects related to our 65 million gallon-per-year renewable fuel and high-grade alcohol plant, all of which produce carbon intensity and input costs while increasing revenues.”
By Bioenergy Insight
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