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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Onboard Dynamics Signs Investment Agreement with BP Energy Partners
Onboard Dynamics, Inc. ("Onboard Dynamics"), a leading climate-tech provider of unique, patented, mobile natural gas pipeline evacuation and vehicle refueling compression technology and equipment, announced the signing of an investment agreement between Onboard Dynamics and BP Energy Partners, LLC. The equity investment from BPEP provides Onboard Dynamics capital to scale its products and service offerings.
Xebec Announces BGX Biostream™ Orders from Brightmark and Chevron Renewable Natural Gas Partnership
Xebec Adsorption Inc. (“Xebec”), a global provider of clean energy solutions, is pleased to announce today that it has signed the first set of task orders under the previously announced Master Service Agreement for an initial 18 BGX-Biostream™ units with Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC. Brightmark RNG Holdings LLC is a joint venture between Brightmark and Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, to own project companies across the United States to produce and market dairy biomethane, a renewable natural gas (RNG).
Kinetrex Energy and Wabash Valley Power Alliance to Construct RNG Facilities
Kinetrex Energy, a Kinder Morgan, Inc. company and Wabash Valley Power Alliance have announced they have started construction activities for three previously announced renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities in Indiana, US. The three sites are located at the Twin Bridges Landfill in Danville, the Prairie View Landfill in Wyatt and the Liberty Landfill in Monticello. Upon completion, they are expected to produce a total of 3.5 billion ft3 of RNG each year. Commercial operations are expected to begin in the autumn of 2022, pending required permits and certifications.
UGI Corp Completes Acquisition of Mountaineer Gas
UGI Corporation has completed the acquisition of Mountaintop Energy Holdings LLC, owner of Mountaineer Gas Company, the largest gas local distribution company in West Virginia, for an enterprise value of $540 million. With all closing conditions now satisfied, including final regulatory approval from the West Virginia Public Service Commission, Mountaineer becomes the newest wholly-owned subsidiary of UGI.
Global Energy & Commodities Consortium Collaborate
A consortium of leading energy and commodities market participants has collaborated to execute the first-ever Responsibly Sourced Gas (RSG) supply agreement to use the Xpansiv Digital Fuels Registry™ to validate and register the gas’s origin, energy content and methane intensity, all derived from independent data sources.
Macquarie Energy Canada, Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of Macquarie Group will supply Québec’s leading natural gas distributor Énergir with natural gas from Pacific Canbriam Energy, a certified producer under the Equitable Origin EO100TM Standard for Responsible Energy Development. The physical natural gas will be bundled with Digital Natural Gas (DNG™), a registered digital asset derived from real-time production data as defined by Xpansiv’s Digital Fuels Program. The registered DNG attributes are recorded in an immutable digital certificate, enabling the owner to retire and claim the digital asset to meet ESG goals.
Proposed Biogas Facility at Shoosmith Landfill Promises to Cut the Smell – and the Carbon Footprint
For decades Chester has had that funk – the wafting odor of garbage that leaks out of Shoosmith Bros.’ landfill, especially on humid, windy days, and permeates surrounding neighborhoods, businesses, schools and the government offices and courthouse along Iron Bridge Road.
But it could soon be a lot less funky. Last week, the Chesterfield County Planning Commission greenlighted a new biogas processing facility that would be located on 10 acres next to the landfill off state Route 10. Morrow Energy, a renewable natural gas treating equipment supplier from Midland, Texas, is seeking permission to build a facility that would capture the methane gas released by the landfill and turn it into renewable gas, which is then funneled to a nearby TransCanada pipeline.
Nacero Inc. Announces NEON
Nacero Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of Nacero NEONTM, the Company’s renewable natural gas (RNG) acquisition platform. Nacero NEONTM is the strategic growth engine for production of Nacero Green GasolineTM, an affordable net-zero carbon footprint gasoline for everyday drivers.
Shell Starts Production at Shell New Energies Junction City, its First US Renewable Natural Gas Facility
Shell Oil Products US, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has successfully achieved startup and production of renewable natural gas (RNG) at its first US biomethane facility, Shell New Energies Junction City in Oregon. The facility utilizes locally sourced cow manure and excess agricultural residues to produce an expected 736,000 MMBtu a year of RNG. This milestone is part of a growing portfolio of developing RNG production and distribution assets supporting low-carbon intensity renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) as fuel for heavy-duty, on-road transport.
ENERGYneering Solutions Partners with TransTech Energy
Oregon based ENERGYneering Solutions, Inc., a prominent technical services provider in the biogas industry, has partnered with TransTech Energy ("TransTech"), a leading provider of custom engineered and fabricated solutions for gas and liquids processing, storage, transfer and utilization across multiple industries, including a growing footprint in the Renewables space.
Vision Ridge Commits $100 Million to Support Establishment of Vision RNG
Vision Ridge Partners, a preeminent investor in sustainable real assets at the forefront of the energy transition, today announced that it has made an initial commitment of $100 million to support the establishment and build out of Vision RNG LLC, a full-service developer and operator of Landfill Gas (“LFG”) infrastructure to capture and process LFG into sustainable Renewable Natural Gas assets.
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