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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Reducing Methane Emissions at Landfills
The second-largest driver of global warming is methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Landfills are a major source of methane, which is created when organic material decomposes underground.
Now a startup that began at MIT is aiming to significantly reduce methane emissions from landfills with a system that requires no extra land, roads, or electric lines to work. The company, Loci Controls, has developed a solar-powered system that optimizes the collection of methane from landfills so more of it can be converted into natural gas.
How San Diego Restaurants are Recycling Food Waste
Restaurants are the backbone of many communities. They bring people together from employees to customers, food distributors and farmers, they lure in tourists and cater to locals. Restaurants help keep our towns running. But it’s no secret the restaurant industry can contribute to a lot of waste.
People don’t always finish their meals. The kitchen may not use up everything they order. That’s why at Union Kitchen and Tap in Encinitas, they’re proud to start recycling their food waste.
Hennepin County's Organics Recycling Facility Gets a $43 Million Boost
“Admittedly, when you say anaerobic digester, the average person doesn’t know what that means,” says Ben Knudson, a recycling specialist with Hennepin County who has long advocated for the pricey composting tank that converts banana peels into fuel and fertilizer.
After 15 years with the county, Knudson has sifted through the local trash enough to know that 30% of it is food scraps and other organic material that could’ve been composted. Starting this year, Hennepin hopes to repurpose that waste with a new ordinance requiring larger cities to offer curbside organics recycling services to residents, and smaller cities to designate a drop-off site for food waste.
Turning Ambitious Decarbonization Goals into Reality Requires an Integrated Approach
Cities across the globe have embraced their instrumental role in tackling climate change. For example, in the lead-up to last November's COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, leaders from many of the 1,000-plus cities that have joined the United Nations' Race to Zero initiative announced pledges to slash carbon emissions drastically.
These public commitments are critical for establishing a city's aspirations and, importantly, setting the tangible benchmarks necessary for accountability.
No Matter the Industry, We All Have a Role to Play in Fighting Hunger
So, why is the founder of a renewable energy company writing about food insecurity?
That’s easier to answer than you might think. Our business model is centered around circularity — from farm to table, and food waste back to the farm — where it’s mixed with agriculture waste (manure) to make renewable natural gas. Food insecurity is also circular — except it is a vicious form of circularity, where those that face food insecurity also face poverty; and that cycle, for many, never ends. If we don’t help our neighbors break that cycle now, we could lose a whole generation of Americans.
RNG Energy Solutions NJ Biogas Project Progresses
RNG Energy Solutions, a New Hampshire, US-based developer of complex energy infrastructure projects, has completed the development phase of the Linden Renewable Energy Project (LRE).
The large organic waste anaerobic digester project in Linden, New Jersey has secured all the required City of Linden, Union County and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection permits necessary to start construction.
Gevo Begins Startup of its Renewable Natural Gas Project in Northwest Iowa on Schedule
Gevo, Inc. announced that it has begun the process of bringing its wholly owned dairy manure-based renewable natural gas (“RNG”) project online. Located in northwest Iowa, the project is known as Gevo NW Iowa RNG, LLC, and it is expected to produce approximately 355,000 MMBtu of RNG per year.
Element Markets Announces Role as RNG Marketer for Anaergia’s Newly Commissioned Wastewater and Food Waste Facility
Element Markets Renewable Energy announced that it was selected to be the RNG offtake partner for Anaergia subsidiary SoCal Biomethane’s wastewater and food waste anaerobic digestion facility in Victor Valley.
The Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority facility was recently retrofit with Anaergia’s high through-put, high-efficiency anaerobic digester technologies, making it the first in California able to accept food waste from the region’s waste haulers in addition to municipal wastewater solids and inject RNG into the regional gas utility pipeline.
Werner Enterprises Adds Natural Gas and Hydrogen Engines to Fleet
Werner Enterprises announced Jan. 28 that it will soon be adding natural gas and hydrogen internal combustion engines to its vehicles as early as the second half of 2022.
The logistics and transportation company will be receiving 15-liter natural gas and 15-liter hydrogen engines from Cummins, which can be paired with the power system company’s Eaton Automated Transmission Technologies Endurant HD Transmission and Fuel Delivery System. When paired with renewable natural gas, Werner Enterprises would potentially be able to achieve carbon negative functioning.
Archaea Announces Commercial Partnership Expansion with FortisBC via New 20-Year RNG Agreement
Archaea Energy Inc. announced expansion of its commercial partnership with FortisBC Energy Inc. by entering into a new long-term RNG purchase and sale agreement. Under the agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval, FortisBC expects to purchase up to 8 million gigajoules (approximately 7.6 million MMBtu) of RNG generated by Archaea annually from its portfolio of RNG production facilities for a fixed fee, for 20 years.
The agreement is expected to commence in 2022 upon regulatory approval. The RNG produced by Archaea for this long-term partnership is expected to help
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