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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Gevo To Build RNG Project in Northwest Iowa
Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO), announced that it has closed a $68 Million Green Bond private activity bonds offering to finance the construction of its renewable natural gas project in Northwest Iowa. The RNG Project will generate RNG captured from dairy cow manure.
“We are also pleased that our dairy partners will reap benefits from the RNG Project given that the manure digesters should improve the farms’ sustainability and lay the groundwork for more efficient recycling of nutrients and better soil health,” said Patrick R. Gruber, Chief Executive Officer of Gevo.
Clean Energy Signs Agreement with Amazon for Low and Negative Carbon RNG
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) to provide low and negative carbon renewable natural gas (RNG). The fuel will be provided at 27 existing Clean Energy fueling stations and another 19 non-exclusive new or upgraded Clean Energy-owned stations that Clean Energy expects to be constructed by the end of the year. The new and existing stations will provide RNG in 15 different states.
“If the world is really going to tackle the issue of climate change, all of us need to find solutions that work both environmentally and economically, and that is exactly what this agreement supports,” said Andrew J. Littlefair, CEO and president of Clean Energy. “Clean Energy was the first to commercially make RNG available as a vehicle fuel in 2013 and now fuels tens of thousands of vehicles across the country every day.”
The Brothers who Sold Rice Energy to EQT for $8.2 Billion Have Now Decided to Make Renewable Gas from Landfills their Family’s Biggest Investment
The SPAC called Rice Acquisition Corp. announced a deal yesterday to acquire Aria Energy for $680 million and Archaea Energy for $347 million and combine the two into a new company that would become the nation’s biggest producer of zero-carbon renewable natural gas captured from landfills.
Capturing this gas — which would otherwise have just wafted up out of our trash piles and into the atmosphere — is one of the most cost effective and scalable ways to reduce both carbon emissions and the carbon footprint of our fuels.
Once the deal closes later this year, the Rice SPAC (NYSE: RICE) will be renamed Archaea Energy, and be helmed by Nick Stork. They’ll start off producing about 5 million mmBtus of landfill gas per year from nearly a dozen projects, with 20 more in the works, and an eye toward tripling output within three years. Their biggest development is in Dunmore, Pennsylvania at the Keystone landfill, which receives garbage from New York and New Jersey. At 50 million tons in place it’s one of the nation’s biggest and getting bigger, and will produce gas for the next 30 years.
Archaea Energy to Become the Leading RNG Platform in the U.S. Through Combination with Aria Energy
Archaea Energy LLC (“Archaea”), an emerging leader in the development and advancement of renewable natural gas (RNG), announced today an agreement to enter into a business combination with Aria Energy LLC (“Aria”) led by Rice Acquisition Corporation (NYSE: RICE) (“RAC”), a special purpose acquisition company focused on the energy transition sector. The business combination with Archaea and Aria, one of the largest companies in the North American landfill gas (LFG) sector, will create the leading U.S. RNG platform. The combined company, which will be called Archaea Energy (the “combined Company”), will be dedicated to reducing carbon emissions through landfill gas conversion, CO2 sequestration, and green hydrogen.
“Archaea was founded to create green energy from methane produced through anaerobic digestion, a greenhouse gas 25 times more harmful than carbon dioxide,” said Nicholas Stork, Archaea Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “We are on a trajectory to become a leading RNG platform in North America, serving our decarbonization partners under long-term supply agreements. Our mission is to reduce the carbon intensity (CI) of vented and flared methane and empower corporations, universities, municipalities and utilities to meet their sustainability goals.”
What is Renewable Natural Gas?
Michigan Business Beat, hosted by Chris Holman, discusses economic development, new or unusual entrepreneurial initiatives, and successful business practices from different regions and industries around Michigan with a wide range of entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Barr Engineering Co. Senior Environmental Scientist Jason Linkimer joined Michigan Business Beat’s Chris Holman to talk about Renewable Natural Gas, or RNG. In the discussion, Jason covers what exactly RNG is, what role it could play in Michigan’s future, and what it could mean for businesses.
Canadian Government Invests in RNG Buses in Greater Victoria
Canada’s government has invested in renewable natural gas (RNG) buses as part of a public transport infrastructure initiative.
The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia are investing in two projects through the Public Transport Infrastructure Stream, part of the Investing in Canada Plan. Part of the funding will be used to acquire around 15 medium-duty buses fuelled with compressed natural gas (CNG) or RNG to replace diesel-fuelled buses at the end of their useful life.
BP Partnering in Two RNG Ventures; SoCalGas Interconnecting More Landfill Gas
BP plc is advancing plans to develop more renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the United States.
In the most recent deal, BP is joining Aria Energy to make RNG for transportation from captured methane from waste at three dairy farms in California. Nearly 10% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are estimated to be from the agricultural sector.
Digesters are to be installed at three dairy farms in the Central Valley to produce biogas from farm waste in the project, RNG Moovers.
“RNG can play an important role in decarbonizing the transportation sector and helping BP and the world get to net zero emissions,” said BP Senior Vice President Sean Reavis, who oversees the low carbon and trading business.
Biofuel Groups, States File Amicus Briefs in SCOTUS SRE Case
The Advanced Biofuels Association, Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, the National Biodiesel Board and a group of eight states on March 31 filed amicus briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the court to affirm the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals’ January 2020 ruling on small refinery exemptions (SREs).
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 24, 2020, issued a ruling that struck down three SREs that the court said were improperly issued by the EPA and held that the agency cannot “extend” exemptions to any small refineries whose earlier, temporary exemptions had lapsed.
How Manure Fits into Greenhouse Gas Plan
Colorado can significantly contribute to its goal of 100% power from renewable sources by 2040, while simultaneously boosting the economy in rural parts of the state. One of the state’s most plentiful, yet underutilized sources of clean energy can be found throughout Colorado, but it is not what you might expect.
This resource is our agricultural waste — which can be used to create renewable natural gas (RNG).
When animal waste decomposes it releases methane, which can be captured to create RNG, and used as natural gas to fuel vehicles, generate electricity, or power heating systems. Since RNG is compatible with existing natural gas infrastructure, RNG can make an immediate impact on the state’s renewable targets if we take action to support its production.
US Gain Builds Public RNG Fueling Station in Compton, California
AJR Trucking has partnered with U.S. Gain, a division of U.S. Venture, to build a renewable natural gas (RNG) fueling station in Compton, California, near the port of Long Beach. The station will help AJR Trucking and its sister company, MDB Transportation, produce greater emission reductions for the areas of California that need it most.
“We’re widely known for our use of alternative fuel, specifically natural gas, throughout our operations,” said AJR Trucking’s CEO Jack Khudikyan. “Now, thanks to a partnership with U.S. Gain, we’re able to expand use of clean RNG and fuel at a more convenient location. This new station brings environmental benefits to our fleet and ultimately, our community.”
Since their transition to natural gas, AJR Trucking has replaced more than one million gallons of diesel fuel with RNG, eliminating over 2,200 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions. That’s the equivalent of removing 1,234 cars off the road or planting more than 149,747 trees.
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