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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.OPAL Fuels to List on Nasdaq through Combination with ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II
OPAL Fuels LLC and ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, announced a definitive agreement for a business combination that will result in OPAL Fuels becoming a publicly listed company. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named OPAL Fuels Inc. and remain listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol "OPL." The combined company will continue to be led by OPAL Fuels co-CEOs Adam Comora and Jonathan Maurer.
Going Big on Renewable Natural Gas for Microgrids
RNG is emerging as a new frontier for microgrids and a way to resolve one of the industry’s core dilemmas. How can it assure the lights stay on without relying on fossil fuels?
Business models are just beginning to emerge for renewable fuel microgrids. And Texas-based Enchanted Rock is one of the companies early out of the gate.
In a recent interview, Enchanted Rock offered a look inside its strategy for renewable natural gas.
Op-Ed: Gas Utility Companies Can Lead in Achieving Environmental Sustainability
As the country looks at ways to combat our climate crisis, natural gas utilities have the opportunity to be leaders in creating renewable energy to achieve environmental sustainability.
As one of the largest investor-owned gas utility companies in New Jersey, South Jersey Industries has already answered the call to be a partner in our clean-energy future. In fact, we’re investing in innovative technologies to reduce the carbon content of our gas and advance energy efficiency measures for our customers, while committing 25% of our annual capital expenditures to sustainability and clean-energy projects.
Among those investments include a focus on fuel cell technologies, renewable natural gas and “green hydrogen” — a zero-carbon fuel when partnered with wind and solar power.
Southwest Gas, RTC and U.S. Gain Partner to Expand Clean Fuel Transit Options in Southern Nevada
Southwest Gas, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) and U.S. Gain are excited to announce a partnership that will provide RTC's transit buses with a cleaner, operationally cost-effective fuel source to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and decrease operating costs.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN)-approved agreement allows Southwest Gas to provide RTC with environmentally friendly Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to fuel most of the agency's public transit fleet. U.S. Gain, a Sustainable Energy Solutions SM provider, was selected to supply the RNG.
Clean Energy Breaks Ground on RNG Dairy Digester in Joint Venture with TotalEnergies
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it has broken ground on a renewable natural gas digester at Del Rio Dairy in Friona, TX, its first in a joint venture with TotalEnergies to produce the ultra-clean transportation fuel which will be negative carbon intensive. All the RNG fuel produced at Del Rio Dairy will make its way into Clean Energy’s nationwide network of RNG stations.
When completed, the Del Rio Dairy digester project will capture the waste from more than 7,500 milking cows and generate an anticipated 1.1 million gallons of RNG annually.
Tracking the Energy Transition: Waste Power Joins the Likes of Hydrogen and Sunlight
Collaboration seems to be the name of the game as a slew of companies get together to drive the energy transition. These companies are focusing on alternative sources of methane, new ways of making hydrogen, and new ways of keeping track of it all.
SoCalGas Funds Research into Carbon Capture Technology
Joining the push for carbon-neutrality, Southern California Gas Company said that it has contributed about $650,000 to researching new technology that would capture carbon dioxide from the air while also collecting water that can be reused for irrigation.
According to a company statement, the testing that's planned will provide insights into the technology's efficiency and operating costs as it's eyed for possible wider deployment.
Archaea Holdings and NW Natural Sign 21-Year RNG Supply Deal
Archaea Energy Inc. (Archaea) has announced that its subsidiary Archaea Holdings, LLC has entered into a long-term RNG purchase and sale agreement with Northwest Natural Gas Company (NW Natural).
Under the terms of the agreement, NW Natural will purchase the environmental attributes generated by Archaea related to up to one million MMBtu of RNG annually from its portfolio of RNG production facilities for a fixed fee for a period of 21 years.
The agreement will commence in early 2022, with the full annual quantity beginning in 2025. The RNG produced by Archaea for this long-term partnership is expected to have a positive impact through avoided methane emissions at US landfills and displacement of conventional natural gas.
Clean Energy and bp Broaden Joint Venture Focused on RNG Project Development Aimed at Delivering Lower Carbon Intensity Fuels
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. and bp announced that its renewable natural gas (RNG) joint venture will build on previously announced plans to finance and develop new projects at dairy farms, starting in the Midwest.
Located in South Dakota and Iowa, the dairy farms, with more than 30,000 cows, have the estimated potential to convert the methane produced from waste into more than seven million gallons of RNG annually.
Enchanted Rock Announces Net-Zero Microgrids Using RNG
Enchanted Rock, the leading provider of electrical resiliency microgrids announced that its customers now have the option to choose RNG to achieve net-zero or negative carbon emissions.
This advancement represents Enchanted Rock’s history of clean energy innovation dating back to 2012 when the company pioneered the use of cleaner generators beginning with EPA Tier 4 diesel and further evolution to ultra-clean natural gas. Enchanted Rock has already reduced the local pollutants of backup power solutions by over 99 percent and carbon intensity by 10 percent. With this announcement, Enchanted Rock will now reduce carbon intensity of backup power by 100 percent.
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