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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Lawrence, Kansas, Black Hills Energy Customers May Soon Have Access to Voluntary RNG Program
Nearly everyone at this point understands how a wind turbine or a solar panel can help make the electricity used in your home more environmentally friendly. But how the heck does a landfill, or even a dairy farm, make the natural gas used in your home greener?
Lawrence, Kansas, residents appear on the verge of finding out. Lawrence is a part of a proposed pilot project announced by Black Hills Energy, the largest natural gas provider in the city. The company is seeking approval from state utility regulators that would allow people to voluntarily pay an extra amount on their monthly natural gas bills to help fund something called “renewable natural gas.”
ArcLight Clean Transition Corp. II Shareholders Approve Previously Announced Business Combination with OPAL Fuels
ArcLight announced that shareholders approved the previously proposed business combination with OPAL Fuels LLC, a vertically integrated producer and distributor of renewable natural gas.
The formal results of the vote will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by ArcLight with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The business combination is expected to close upon satisfaction of all closing conditions. The combined entity will be renamed OPAL Fuels Inc.
Anaergia to Build One of Japan’s Largest Cow Manure to Renewable Energy Facilities
Anaergia Inc. announced plans to construct a biogas plant in Kasaoka, Okayama for Toyo Energy Solution Co., Ltd. The facility will produce renewable electricity using biogas made by anaerobically digesting cow manure from Okayama Prefecture farms.
The plant will prevent about 13,500 tonnes of CO2e in emissions from the manure and from fossil fuels that would have been used to generate the power, the equivalent of taking about 2,900 cars off the road for a year (calculated based on a 20-year Global Warming Potential).
Green Impact Partners Provides Update on Three RNG Projects
Green Impact Partners provided an update on three of its advanced renewable natural gas (RNG) projects.
“With the upcoming commissioning of our GreenGas Colorado facility, the expansion of our Iowa and Future Energy Park projects, and over $2 billion of projects in our growing pipeline, our team has ensured that GIP is on track to achieve key milestones in 2022 and beyond,” said Jesse Douglas, CEO.
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.
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