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The current path to land use reclamation of legacy oil and gas sites in Alberta is often a long one, imposing specific requirements on regulatees during the suspension, abandonment, remediation and reclamation stages of the process. Companies often hold wells in abandonment status to avoid or delay clean-up costs and many such companies are struggling financially. Despite having undergone reform, this regime has resulted in approximately 97,000 inactive wells, 71,000 abandoned wells, and 2950 orphan wells.
However, there are potential land uses that should be considered in respect of assessing (or reassessing) the status of these wells and associated infrastructure within the reclamation process. These new and emerging land uses may represent alternative solutions with a number of environmental and economic benefits.
By David McGillivray, Lorne Rollheiser, and Natasha Tames, JWN
Brightmark Partners with New York Dairy Farms to Produce RNG
Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, today announced that it has partnered with three New York dairy farms on the Helios Project, the latest in a series of renewable natural gas (RNG) projects the company has launched over the past two years. The project is part of the recently announced joint venture Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, a Brightmark platform in partnership with Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Gardeau Crest Farms located in Western New York and Lawnhurst Farms and Willet Dairy, located in New York’s Finger Lakes Region, have each signed supply agreements with Brightmark indicating their intent to provide the company with dairy manure from their herds that will serve as feedstock for the three existing anaerobic digesters on the farms. The digesters will capture, extract, and clean the methane in the manure, then convert it into RNG and inject it into a nearby gas pipeline for distribution.
By Valdosta Daily Times
U.S. Gain: Supplies RNG to Rogue Valley Transportation District Bus Fleet
U.S. Gain, a leader in development and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) for the transportation and thermal energy markets has been selected to supply RNG to Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) for use within their fleet of buses. This agreement will support RVTD’s mission of providing quality public transportation while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“We’re excited about this new relationship,” said RVTD General Manager Julie Brown. “Our leadership considered a number of energy sources to power our fleet and, after significant research and dialogue with industry experts, it was clear RNG provided the best path forward, environmentally and economically.”
By WisBussiness
U.S. Gain Fueling Clean Future for Rogue Valley Transportation District
Appleton, WI, October 26, 2020 – U.S. Gain, a leader in development and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) for the transportation and thermal energy markets has been selected to supply RNG to Rogue Valley Transportation District (RVTD) for use within their fleet of buses. This agreement will support RVTD’s mission of providing quality public transportation while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
“We’re excited about this new relationship,” said RVTD General Manager Julie Brown. “Our leadership considered a number of energy sources to power our fleet and, after significant research and dialogue with industry experts, it was clear RNG provided the best path forward, environmentally and economically.”
By U.S. Gain
Production of First Dairy Biogas by Aemetis in California
Aemetis is producing dairy biogas from the first two dairies in a 17 dairy digester biogas project in California, US.
The below-zero carbon intensity gas is used to produce fuel ethanol at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes facility. Aemetis also produces high-grade sanitiser alcohol and various feed products at the plant.
Eric McAfee, chairman and CEO of Aemetis, said: “In just over one year, Aemetis Biogas has built and commissioned two dairy digesters and four miles of private pipeline that is now producing below-zero carbon intensity biogas, used in the production of transportation fuel.
By Bioenergy Insight
The Top 25 Most Sustainable Fleets
However you look at it, 2020 is a turning point for fleets.
Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money.
Fleets are often the workhorses that toil behind the scenes: the garbage trucks that pick up your trash before dawn; the long-haul semi-trucks that move goods from the port; the bucket trucks that utilities use to fix power lines and keep your lights on; the delivery vans that drop off your packages and help you stay safe inside your homes.
By Katie Fehrenbacher, Green Biz
New Volkswagen Golf TGI Designed to Run on Biomethane
The new Volkswagen Golf TGI is equipped with a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine and three natural gas fuel tanks, which can utilise biomethane.
The tanks are integrated into the underbody and permit a range of approximately 400 kilometres in pure natural gas mode. The engine of the ‘quasi-monovalent’ drive system is powered primarily with compressed natural gas (CNG), but can also run on petrol.
By Bioenergy Insight
UC System to Build Biomethane Plant, Solar Array for Renewable Energy
The UC system has partnered with two energy companies to construct a biomethane plant and solar array to help bring it closer to its carbon neutrality goal by 2025.
Archaea Energy, LLC and Clearway Energy Group are building the biomethane facility and solar project, respectively, which are expected to reduce the UC system’s emissions by approximately 5%, according to UC Office of the President, or UCOP, spokesperson Stett Holbrook. The output from the solar project will be used to augment energy usage on UC campuses, and the biomethane will power UC utility plants, a UCOP press release states.
“UC is leading the state’s transition to carbon neutrality with these long-term investments in renewable electricity and biogas,” said David Phillips, associate vice president of the UC department of energy and sustainability, in the press release. “We started this journey 11 years ago and we are well down the road to achieving our goals, goals that will benefit all of California.”
By The Daily California
Aemetis Begins Production of Below Zero Carbon Intensity Dairy Biogas
First Two Dairies and Private Pipeline Operating; Below Zero Carbon Intensity Gas Now Producing Transportation Fuel
CUPERTINO, CA, Oct. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) announced today that it is producing dairy biogas from the first two dairies in a 17 dairy digester biogas project. The below-zero carbon intensity gas is initially being utilized for the production of fuel ethanol at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes facility in Keyes, California. Aemetis also produces high-grade sanitizer alcohol and various feed products at its Keyes facility.
“In just over one year, Aemetis Biogas has built and commissioned two dairy digesters and four miles of private pipeline that is now producing below-zero carbon intensity biogas used in the production of transportation fuel,” said Eric McAfee, Chairman and CEO of Aemetis. “We are pleased with the rapid scale-up of our dairy methane to renewable natural gas (RNG) project and rapid progress toward producing large volumes of RNG for transportation fuel. With the addition of 15 more dairy digesters, gas upgrading, utility interconnection, and dispensing RNG to truck fleets, Aemetis is well positioned to capitalize on the large below-zero carbon transportation market,” added McAfee. “This project provides value to local dairies by creating a new revenue stream while meeting new California requirements for a significant reduction in methane emissions from dairies.”
By Aemetis
A New Study Offers Detailed Examination of Renewable Natural Gas Market 2020-2026
This report studies the Renewable Natural Gas to get Covid-19 marketplace with Many details of the industry like the market size, market standing, market trends and forecast, the report also provides brief information of their opponents and the specific growth opportunities with key market drivers. Find the complete Renewable Natural Gas to get Covid-19 market evaluation segmented by firms, region, type and applications in the document.
New sellers in the market are facing tough competition from Established international vendors as they fight with technological innovations, quality and reliability problems. The report will answer questions regarding the current market changes and the reach of competition, opportunity cost and much more.
By PRnews Leader
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