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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Novilla RNG Announces Start of Construction at Trillium Hill Farm in Wisconsin
Three Petals RNG, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Novilla Investment Holdings, LLC, announced the beginning of construction of its first dairy renewable natural gas project at Trillium Hill Farm. The start of construction comes only two months after executing a manure rights contract and eight months after the execution of a letter of intent with the dairy. This project represents the first of several under development by Novilla RNG to begin construction.
The fully funded project, located in Berlin, WI, will use dairy manure from Trillium Hill to generate an estimated 375,000 gallons of gasoline equivalent of ultra-low carbon RNG per year. The Company anticipates the fuel produced at its Trillium Hill site will be used in compressed natural gas vehicles and contribute to the decarbonization of the transportation sector.
Dominion Energy Expands Programs to Reduce Customers’ Energy Use, Bills and Environmental Impact
Dominion Energy is expanding energy efficiency and conservation programs designed to help customers reduce their energy use. These voluntary programs range from weatherization assistance for low-income customers to incentives for builders to incorporate energy efficiency in new homes.
Dominion Energy is also preparing a new voluntary program that would help customers reduce their carbon footprint and support renewable natural gas projects. GreenTherm is planned to launch in mid-summer with North Carolina Utilities Commission approval. Additionally, the company is pioneering the use of zero-carbon hydrogen and carbon-beneficial renewable natural gas in North Carolina to reduce emissions.
CHAR Technologies Begins Phase 1 of Thorold Renewable Natural Gas & Biocarbon Project in Ontario
CHAR Technologies Ltd. announced the start of Phase 1 of the Thorold Renewable Natural Gas & Biocarbon Project at the Thorold Multimodal Hub in Ontario, Canada, with the commencement of the project lease on July 1.
Supported by the Natural Gas Innovation Fund, as well as Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, Phase 1 of this project will contribute to a lower carbon intense economy by providing direct drop-in solutions to replace the consumption of fossil fuels. This is an important step in the previously announced and proposed build, own, operate proprietary high temperature pyrolysis system at the Hub. Once fully operational, the project is anticipated to simultaneously produce renewable natural gas and biocarbons, converted from clean woody feedstocks that would otherwise be destined for landfills.
Hydron Energy Receives Funding from B.C. Clean Energy Catalyst in Its Inaugural Open Call for Innovation
Hydron Energy Inc. announced it has received one of the first funding awards granted from the newly established B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE). Hydron is building a first-of-a-kind gas upgrader, the INTRUPTor I-Multi, to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) from biogas.
“Hydron is commercializing a proven platform technology new to the clean fuel market. This timely support will help demonstrate how our breakthrough product significantly reduces the cost of upgrading biogas to RNG and saves cash for both project developer and site owner,” said Hydron Energy President and CEO Soheil Khiavi.
Natural Gas Could Power New Chapter in Manure-to-Energy
At a few pennies per kilowatt-hour, farmers don’t make much from the electricity they generate from cow manure. So producers like Jason Burroughs are turning to markets clear across the country to sell a more promising type of power: renewable natural gas. “I think farms have a big opportunity to be part of the solution, basically from a lot of what we do every day,” said Burroughs.
California’s low-carbon fuel standard is driving changes in the way farmers like Burroughs turn manure into energy. After years struggling to make enough money from electricity sales to maintain aging generators, Burroughs and other farmers are switching to RNG, which generates credits for California’s low-carbon fuel standard program and could give new purpose to manure digester systems that might otherwise go idle.
Magnolia River & CEM Engineering Announce Partnership to Deliver Renewable Natural Gas Solutions
Magnolia River and CEM Engineering have formed a strategic partnership to provide natural gas utility clients and project developers with comprehensive turn-key services to help successfully plan, design and manage construction of RNG solutions to deliver pipeline-quality natural gas that can be safely used by natural gas customers.
The impact of rising customer demand for natural gas coupled with federal and state initiatives for decarbonization has led many natural gas utilities and project developers to look for innovative ways to satisfy both without breaking the bank.
Aemetis Acquires 24 Acre Site in Riverbank, California, for Carbon Capture and Sequestration Injection Well
Aemetis, Inc. announced the purchase of 24 acres, known as “Parcel B” on the Riverbank, California, Industrial Complex site, to develop a Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) injection well.
The company plans to construct a characterization well to obtain required data and final injection well design information that will be used for the EPA Class VI CO2 injection well permit application for the sequestration of approximately one million metric tonnes per year of CO2.
Game Changer: New Taxi and Van Fuel Tech Could Save London Drivers Between 30-50% in Operating Costs
An innovative new fuelling system which could save London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) taxi drivers between 30-50% in operating costs compared to using petrol fuel was revealed in London.
SBL-Automotive plan to evolve the fossil fuel petrol fuelled range extender engine of the LEVC TX and VN5 by using compressed natural gas (CNG), biomethane, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and biopropane to further drive down costs and make for a greener running taxi.
Maine Dairy Digester in the Works to Turn Cow Manure into Gas, Heating Homes
Flood Brothers Farm in Clinton, Maine, will soon be home to what's known as a renewable natural gas dairy digester. It will be able to produce methane from cow manure brought there from local farms, and that gas will be used to heat homes and businesses in the area.
The groundbreaking ceremony was held at the farm in what's known as the Dairy Capital of Maine Wednesday morning. Peaks Renewables, a subsidiary of Summit Utilities is overseeing the project.
Cummins Strives to Meet the Challenge of a Complex Energy Transition
As the energy transition continues along a fitfully evolving progression, it becomes increasingly apparent that getting to the “net zero” emissions goals set by the various global annual climate gatherings will be far more complex than has been thus far advertised. There is in fact a pressing and growing need to develop a wide variety of carbon-reduction solutions that can meet the needs of widely-disparate applications.
Nowhere is this need more apparent than in the transportation sector, most especially in the realm of heavy-duty vehicle and engine applications. To that end, Cummins is developing a range of new engine options that will allow companies to switch from diesel to natural gas, utilize hydrogen if and when that solution becomes available, and includes fuel cells, hybrids and electric applications as well.
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