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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Renewable Natural Gas: A Sustainable Solution To Address Emissions From California’s Organic Waste
While California continues to be a global leader in the fight against climate change, it still lags in one major area: reducing methane emissions from organic waste. In fact, despite aggressive statewide recycling policies, California continues to rank as a top state with the most organic materials in landfills per capita.
Organic materials, like food, animal waste, and green waste, remain the largest source of trash in California, comprising nearly 40% of the more than 30 million tons (27.2 million tonnes) of material that finds its way to landfills in the state each year.
UGI and Global Common Energy Add a Second Renewable Natural Gas Project in Upstate New York
Cayuga RNG Holdings, LLC announced today that it has entered into an agreement to develop its second project to produce renewable natural gas in upstate New York. This is in addition to the previously announced Spruce Haven Farm initiative. Cayuga RNG is a joint venture of UGI Energy Services, LLC , a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, and Global Common Energy, LLC.
Starwood Energy Group Partners With BerQ RNG To Develop And Acquire Renewable Natural Gas Projects
Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC ("Starwood Energy") announced today that it has entered into an investment partnership with BerQ RNG Inc. ("BerQ"), a premier developer of renewable natural gas ("RNG") projects in the United States and Canada.
The new platform will develop and acquire RNG projects in all stages, ranging from early development to operating projects. The platform is majority owned by Starwood Energy and will operate under the name "BerQ RNG".
Increased Fleet Investment in Near-Zero Emission Natural Gas Trucks Providing Cost-Effective Clean Air Solutions Now
The California Natural Gas Vehicle Partnership (CNGVP) announced during an ACT Expo press conference that real-world fleets are increasingly turning to near-zero emissions (NZE) natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG) to make true sustainability progress. NZE NGVs are available now delivering critical and cost-effective emissions reductions throughout California, where heavy-duty diesel trucks are the state’s largest single combined source of smog-forming NOx (oxides of nitrogen) and toxic diesel particulate matter (DPM), and one of the largest, and growing sources of climate-altering greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions.
PowerSecure Microgrids Are Renewable Fuel-Ready
PowerSecure, a leading energy innovation and solutions provider and a subsidiary of Southern Company, is committed to enabling energy users and producers to achieve energy security while also reaching their sustainability goals. Today, the company announced its PowerBlock generation solutions are fully compatible with renewable diesel and renewable natural gas (RNG).
DTE Opens Three Mile Road Station in Michigan as Part of $3.5 Billion Infrastructure Effort
DTE Energy officially opened the Three Mile Road Station in Walker, Mich., establishing a new hub for a multi-billion dollar plan to install new pipe and upgrade meters throughout the western and northern reaches of the state.
“The opening of this facility is part of our multi-year, statewide Gas Renewal Program in which we’re investing $3.5 billion to replace cast-iron and steel pipe with safer, more reliable and environmentally friendly materials,” Matt Paul, president and COO at DTE Gas, said. “The Three Mile Station will help us work more efficiently and collaboratively throughout greater Michigan as we move forward in completing this important work.”
CHAR Facility To Produce Renewable Natural Gas With NGIF Support
CHAR Technologies Ltd. (“CHAR”) is pleased to announce the upgrading of CHAR’s operational high temperature pyrolysis facility to produce approximately 20,000 GJ/yr of renewable natural gas (“RNG”). The approval of a $300,000 grant from NGIF (Natural Gas Innovation Fund) Industry Grants, a division of NGIF Capital Corporation, will support the upgrades. The grant funding will be partially disbursed at the commencement of each of three milestones (detailed engineering design, fabrication and commissioning, and validation). CHAR anticipates project commissioning to commence in March 2022.
CleanBay Renewables to Sell bp RNG Derived From Poultry Litter
bp and CleanBay Renewables announced a 15-year agreement where bp will purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) processed from poultry litter—a mixture of manure, feathers and bedding—and sell it as fuel for the US transportation sector.
CleanBay manages this process by mixing poultry litter with water in a closed system known as an anaerobic digester. One of the end products is biogas, which includes methane. The biogas can be processed into RNG and used to fuel vehicles.
City of Tallahassee Explores Using Renewable Natural Gas
The City of Tallahassee has both an electric utility and a natural gas utility. The city’s electric utility is comprised of both natural gas and solar generation and provides service to over 100,000 residential and commercial customers.
The city’s natural gas utility provides natural gas service to over 34,000 residential and commercial customers. The City of Tallahassee is committed to using renewable energy, and therefore is actively exploring adding Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to its energy mix.
Chevron, Brightmark Expand Partnership on Dairy Biomethane Fuel Projects
Brightmark LLC and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. announced the second expansion of their previously announced joint venture, Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC, to own projects across the United States to produce and market dairy biomethane, a renewable natural gas (RNG).
Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC’s subsidiaries currently own RNG projects in New York, Michigan, Florida, South Dakota and Arizona. Additional equity investments by each company in the joint venture will fund construction of infrastructure and commercial operation of 10 dairy biomethane projects, including new sites in Iowa and Wisconsin and additional sites in Michigan and South Dakota. Chevron will purchase RNG produced from these projects and market the volumes for use in vehicles operating on compressed natural gas.
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