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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Biogas Project Developers Work with Dairies to Capture Methane
As the dairy industry works to reduce its carbon footprint, one of the recommended actions is the use of anaerobic digesters to capture methane and convert it to renewable energy.
Various initiatives around the country continue to push the growth of biogas projects.
Progressive Dairy interviewed a few of the people working with biogas from agriculture to see how they collaborate with dairy operations to capture and utilize methane generated from cow manure. Participating in the roundtable discussion are: John Hanselman, co-founder, chairman and CEO, Vanguard Renewables; Alan Johnson, vice president project development, quasar Energy Group LLC; Bob Powell, CEO, Brightmark; and Doug VanOrnum, vice president, strategy and technology, DVO Inc.
By Progressive Dairy
USDA is Seeking Applications to Expand Production of Advanced Biofuels
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will begin accepting applications on October 1, 2020, to expand the production of advanced biofuels produced from renewable biomass.
Rural Development is making up to $7 million available nationwide through the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program. This program makes payments to eligible producers to help offset costs associated with the production of advanced biofuel, including biodiesel, ethanol (other than from corn kernel starch), electricity, and biogas. Examples of eligible feedstocks include but are not limited to crop residue; animal, food, and yard waste; vegetable oil; and animal fat.
The enrollment period for producers to sign up to participate for fiscal year 2021 is October 1 to October 31, 2020. Both producers that participated in the program in fiscal year 2020 and producers that are new to the program must enroll to receive payments.
By USDA
EPA Announces the Selection of 12 Organizations to Receive $3 Million in Funding to Support Anaerobic Digestion in Communities
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Agency selected 12 recipients to receive approximately $3 million in funding to help reduce food loss and waste and to divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digester capacity in the United States. EPA Region 2 has selected the Central New York Technology Development Organization (TDO) to receive $235,440 in funding once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
“Finding solutions to better curb food waste continues to be a top priority for the Trump administration,” said EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. “This year’s round of innovative community projects is focusing on ways to reduce food waste at the local and state levels and divert it from landfills.”
By EPA
Transforming the Transportation Industry with Renewable Natural Gas
With global warming and the health of our earth and its citizens in full focus due to the pandemic, anything our industry can do to contribute to our well-being is more important than ever.
For Newport Beach-based Clean Energy, helping the transportation industry cut back on carbon emissions is one of its most important goals. The company was founded in 1997 by the late T. Boone Pickens and current company President and CEO Andrew J. Littlefair on the premise that natural gas for transportation was an, abundant, domestic and clean source of energy.
By Brian Alvarado, American Infrastructure Magazine
Piedmont Natural Gas to offer Renewable Natural Gas through Nashville Fueling Station
Piedmont Natural Gas today announced that renewable natural gas (RNG) is now available at its compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Nashville, Tenn.
Renewable natural gas is pipeline-quality biomethane produced from biomass that is fully interchangeable with conventional natural gas and can be used in natural gas vehicles. By fueling with RNG at Piedmont’s Nashville station, fleets and organizations can further reduce their emissions footprint – helping decarbonize transportation in Tennessee.
By Duke Energy News
The City of Gatesville Partners with Ameresco to Upgrade Water Meters and Implement Automatic Metering Infrastructure
Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, today announced that it is partnering with the City of Gatesville, Texas, to replace over 3,600 city water meters as part of an automatic metering infrastructure (AMI) project. Upon completion, Gatesville residents will benefit from greater transparency into their water usage and billing, helping the community conserve more and spend less on operating its water infrastructure.
Designated by the 77th Texas Legislature as the “Spur Capital” of Texas, the City of Gatesville contracted with Ameresco in December 2019 to evaluate the potential benefits of implementing an AMI project in the city. Its focus was to achieve operational efficiencies and infrastructure improvements associated with the City’s water system, while providing tangible and intangible benefits to its residents.
By Ameresco
Why Fleet Managers at Anheuser-Busch, KeHE Distributors are Fueling up with Renewable Natural Gas
Companies of all sectors and sizes seek ways to reduce emissions across the board and increasingly are taking a far closer look at the kind of fuel powering their vehicles. While much attention has shifted to the potential for battery-electric or hydrogen vehicles, another technology with a vast infrastructure — renewable natural gas — is gaining traction among fleet managers.
"I’ve personally worked on energy issues for 10 years, and I’ve been extremely excited about the progress that’s been made in renewable natural gas," said Sam Wade, director of state regulatory affairs with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, during a recent GreenBiz webcast exploring this trend. The discussion focused on the growth of renewable natural gas for fleets of different sizes, the production of it and how it may continue to gain popularity.
By Zac Estrada, Green Biz
UK Opens Consultation on Green Gas Levy to Support Renewable Natural Gas
The U.K. government has opened a public consultation an initiative that aims to scale up the production of renewable natural gas (RNG), also referred to as bioemethane or green gas, for use in heating applications.
According to the U.K. Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, heating homes, businesses and industry is responsible for one-third of the U.K.’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Decarbonizing heat is one of the biggest challenges the country will face in meeting its net zero target by 2050.
By Erin Voegele, Biomass Magazine
Turning Waste Into Energy - Biodigestors, absent in Pittsburgh, gain popularity elsewher
John Stolz believes Pittsburgh is flushing a critical source of renewable energy down the toilet. Literally.
He proposes the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County join the growing ranks of urban areas upgrading their wastewater treatment plants to renewable power plants that use the process of biodigestion to create energy.
Stolz, who is the director of the Center for Environmental Research and Education at Duquesne University, submitted the idea to the 2019 Pittsburgh Tomorrow Contest, sponsored by Pittsburgh Quarterly and Pittsburgh Today. As a top finalist, he was invited to pitch his proposal to Mayor Bill Peduto and Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
By Pittsburg Quarterly
UK Government Launches Consultation to Scale-up Biomethane Production
The UK Government is planning to scale-up green gas (biomethane) production to heat around 230,000 homes, with more biomethane plants built as a result.
Supported by the new Green Gas Levy, the UK Government is helping people across the UK to ‘go green’ on their energy supplies.
With the potential to prevent as much as 21.6 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) entering the atmosphere, the government’s Green Gas Levy will result in only minimal costs for consumers, starting at just 11p per month, yet will see climate gains equivalent to planting more than 71 million trees.
By BioEnergy Insight
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