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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Duke Energy Announces Investment in Two New Renewable Natural Gas Projects in North Carolina
Duke Energy announced its investment in two projects to convert landfill gas from two North Carolina landfills into renewable natural gas (RNG). Each project is projected to produce roughly 500,000 dekatherms (Dth) of renewable natural gas each year. The combined 1 million Dth is equivalent to the average annual natural gas usage of nearly 17,000 residential customers in North Carolina.
Both landfill projects are being developed by Evensol LLC, which develops and acquires renewable fuels-based assets in the biomass, biogas and biofuels sectors. Energyneering Solutions LLC, which specializes in the design, construction and operation of biogas utilization projects, will build and operate the facilities.
Hexagon Agility Announces Additional Orders from UPS
As previously disclosed, Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, signed a master services agreement in October 2019 with UPS, the world’s premier package delivery company and a leading provider of global supply chain management solutions, to supply compressed natural gas (CNG) and renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel systems for medium- and heavy-duty trucks.
Under this agreement, Hexagon Agility has received USD 21.9 million (approx. NOK 204 million) in new orders in 2022 for delivery of heavy-duty and yard-hauler products. This is in addition to USD 3.7 million (approx. NOK 34 million) of previously announced orders from 2021 expected to be completed in 2022. UPS has also committed under the agreement to purchase USD 32.1 million (approx. NOK 299 million) of medium-duty step van fuel systems.
RNG Benefits for Fleet Vehicles
Renewable natural gas (RNG) has many potential applications and is being used in lieu of fossil fuels and other energy sources. One area where RNG is showing tremendous potential and benefits is with fleet vehicles. Amazon, United Parcel Service and Federal Express are among the many companies using RNG to better serve the public, and one company based out of Indianapolis is taking advantage of this.
Kinetrex started in 2013 as a subsidiary of Citizens Energy Group with two small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Indianapolis. They converted the terminals from utility to merchant facilities and made major investments so they could fuel trucks and sell LNG to several markets including transportation. In the past couple years, Kinetrex, which was acquired by Kinder Morgan in 2021, has put a greater emphasis on helping customers use RNG for vehicle fuel.
Duke Energy Renewable Energy Growth Soars by 20% in 2021
Duke Energy had its best year ever for adding renewable energy as the company posted a 20% jump in wind and solar power in 2021.
This information, along with large amounts of other data and insights, was detailed in Duke Energy's comprehensive ESG Report (formerly Sustainability Report), the company's 16th annual disclosure on environment, social and governance (ESG) topics.
Shell Details Strategy to Net Zero in New Report
Shell has published its first Energy Transition Progress Report to help investors and wider society gain a better understanding of their energy transition strategy. Shell is the world’s largest mobility retailer, with more than 46,000 service stations operating in more than 80 markets. As detailed in the study, their strategy to decarbonise their portfolio is to offer more low-carbon alternatives such as biofuels, hydrogen and charging for electric vehicles.
In 2021, Shell operated almost 90,000 electric vehicle charge points, up from around 60,000 in the previous year. They aim to increase that to more than 500,000 by 2025, and to 2.5 million by 2030. The global energy company is also expanding their network of hydrogen refuelling stations. By the end of 2021, there were around 50 hydrogen refuelling stations at Shell-branded outlets in Europe and North America where drivers can fill up their vehicles with hydrogen.
Aemetis Set to Launch Phase 2 Biogas Production by Completing Dairy Biogas Digester and Successfully Testing 7-mile Biogas Pipeline Connecting the Next 5 Digester Sites
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary is ready to launch Phase 2 biogas production by completing construction of its 3rd dairy digester and successfully testing the 7-mile biogas pipeline section to be used by the next 5 dairy digesters in Phase 2 of the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Project.
Testing was recently completed for the $12 million dairy biogas-to-RNG upgrading and compression facility which is co-located at the Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes ethanol plant near Modesto, California and adjacent to the utility natural gas pipeline. The PG&E utility gas pipeline interconnection unit has been constructed and is now being tested by PG&E. The conversion of biogas to RNG and the injection of RNG into the PG&E pipeline is expected in early May 2022, once PG&E has completed testing.
Texas Hydrogen ‘Proto-Hub’ Leads the US in Technical Potential for DOE-Funded Regional Hubs: GTI
One Texas-based hydrogen project is poised to become a regional U.S. hydrogen hub just two years after the Energy Department-funded pilot started, Brian Weeks, senior director for hydrogen business development at the Gas Technology Institute, said at RE+ Texas.
The H2@Scale project, which has attracted additional corporate partnerships, is converting renewable natural gas to hydrogen and investigating applications that include carbon capture, fuel cell technology, hydrogen blending with natural gas, and hydrogen liquefaction to store excess wind energy.
Leyline Renewable Capital Investment Brings Landfill Gas Facilities to North Carolina
Leyline Renewable Capital, the leading provider of development stage capital for renewable energy projects, announced its role in funding the development of two facilities in North Carolina to convert landfill gas to renewable natural gas. The facilities, developed by Oregon-based Evensol LLC and currently in construction phase, will bring high-demand clean energy production to the state and enhance sustainability at existing landfills in the area.
Leyline's investment funded the initial development of the Foothills Renewables Project and the Upper Piedmont Renewables Project in Caldwell County and Person County, respectively. Both projects focus on capturing landfill gas, a natural byproduct of the decomposition of organic material in landfills, and converting it into renewable natural gas. The renewable natural gas produced, fully interchangeable with conventional natural gas, can then be used to power vehicles and generate electricity without the need for fracked fuel.
TC Energy and GreenGasUSA Announce Strategic Collaboration for Development of Renewable Natural Gas Transportation Hubs
TC Energy Corporation, a leading North American energy infrastructure company, and GreenGasUSA, an owner and operator of renewable natural gas (RNG) value chain critical assets, have announced a strategic collaboration to explore development of a network of natural gas transportation hubs, including RNG. These transportation hubs would provide centralized access to existing energy transportation infrastructure for renewable natural gas sources, such as farms, wastewater treatment facilities and landfills.
As part of this collaboration, GreenGasUSA will originate RNG, which is the product of the decomposition of organic matter, condition the gas to pipeline quality and transport it to the RNG hub. This is underpinned by firm transportation contracts with TC Energy for the transport of RNG. TC Energy will build, own and operate the RNG transportation hubs, developing critical steps towards the acceleration of methane capture projects and thus the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Wisconsin AD Facility Converted from Power Production to RNG
With the support of leadership from Dane County, Wisconsin, EnTech Solutions, a full-service clean energy solutions provider, has partnered with Northern Biogas, a fully-funded renewable natural gas (RNG) producer, to repurpose an anaerobic biodigester facility formerly producing electricity to now produce clean RNG using agricultural waste from four local dairy farms.
Digesters are an integral part of managing manure and organic waste from dairy farms. This facility incorporated advanced technology, including a nutrient concentration system that returns clean water to the region’s Yahara Watershed while also reducing phosphorus runoff to nearby streams and lakes. In 2021, over 27 million gallons of manure was processed by the biodigester, removing more than 57,000 pounds of phosphorus from the watershed.
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