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Evonik and Shell are making inroads into defossilizing heavy duty road transport with Bio-LNG. Shell is supplying 100 tons of Bio-LNG made from agricultural waste to Evonik. It is equivalent to the average fuel consumption of three trucks in a year. Evonik passes on this volume of Bio-LNG from Shell to selected logistics partners.
With this initiative, both companies want to promote the use of biomethane in heavy-duty transport as a fuel alternative that emits significantly less emissions and is already available today. Bio-LNG can reduce CO2e emissions by approximately 86 percent compared to diesel and thus contribute to reaching the EU’s 2030 climate targets.
How Biomethane Can Play an Integral Role in Leading to Carbon Neutrality
The Paris Agreement was a milestone on the world’s climate change stage: it held the promise of active steps towards carbon neutrality. Following its 5th anniversary in December 2020, countries responsible for approximately 70% of the global economy and emitting over 65% of greenhouse gases agreed to aim for net-zero emissions by 2050.
Achieving this goal would require more than just opting for a mix of renewable energy choices, and unconventional options such as Biomethane could be the carbon-neutral answer to our prayers.
Cultivating a New Generation of Renewable Energy Down on the Farm
Greenhouse gas emissions arising from agriculture have been the subject of increasingly heated debate in recent years. But relatively little attention has been paid to on-farm energy consumption and the potential for farm-based renewable energy generation.
And that potential is very significant. The Irish Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve has established that the cultivation of biofuel and bioenergy crops, along with the adoption of anaerobic digestion and biomethane and other on-farm energy savings, has the potential to account for a reduction of 1.37 million tonnes of CO2 per annum between now and 2030.
Cummins is Finding More than One Way to Decarbonize Fleets
The road to fleet decarbonization is complicated. While traditional fossil fuels have powered the trucking industry for generations, thousands of engineers at Cummins are working to reduce emissions from internal combustion engines and new zero-emission technologies for future fleets.
That future is getting closer as federal and local regulators target 2027 for heavy-duty truck and engine reduced emission standards. Between now and the middle of the century, the Tier 1 commercial vehicle supplier is developing more than one way to power a truck as part of Cummins' Destination Zero strategy. That strategy includes spending more than $1 billion per year on research and developing future power technologies on the way to net-zero emissions by 2050.
Clean Energy Continues to Decarbonize Transportation with New Fuel Contracts and Renewable Natural Gas Development
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced new supply deals for renewable natural gas (RNG), as it forges ahead with development projects to meet the growing demand for the sustainable fuel made from organic waste.
“As fleet operators of large vehicles look at the entire alternative fuel landscape, RNG continues to rise to the top as they consider carbon reduction, ease in fueling, reliability and cost,” Chad Lindholm, Clean Energy's senior vice president for sales. “We continue to add new customers across all transportation sectors as they realize the benefits of RNG fueling.”
Can 'Natural' Gas be Renewable?
Natural gas is mainly methane and is used for making energy in power stations, or for heating and cooking in our households. We also use it to make ammonia based fertiliser. Without natural gas many of us would be freezing in winter and eating cold food only. It also produces half as much emissions than its cousin, the much maligned coal.
Natural gas is a fossil fuel because it is the left over from organic matter from millions of years ago. Therefore, releasing its carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere can upset the subtle balance of our atmosphere. Releasing dioxide emissions or the equivalents from renewable fuels is not counted in the greenhouse gas balance, as we assume these gases can be absorbed and renewed, whereas to re-create natural gas made over millions of years would take… well… millions of years.
WM's Groundbreaking Move to Clean Up the Air, Save Resources
Trash hauler Waste Management broke ground on a renewable natural gas production project at its Simi Valley, California, Landfill and Recycling Center.
During the ceremony at the landfill, Mayor Keith Mashburn commended the project and its impact on the city. The new plant, which will be operational in 2024, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100,000 tons per year and create enough gas to fuel 2,000 waste and recycling vehicles.
Southern Company and PGA TOUR Partner for the First-Ever Net Zero Energy TOUR Championship
Southern Company announced that it is delivering the first-ever net zero energy TOUR Championship.
For the PGA TOUR's season finale, which returns to Atlanta and historic East Lake Golf Club August 24-28 and crowns the season's FedExCup champion, Southern Company and its subsidiaries Georgia Power, PowerSecure and Southern Company Gas collaborated closely with the TOUR Championship to drive sustainability measures on and off the golf course.
Opinion: We Owe It to our Children to Think Outside the Box on Biogas
Most Canadians support some form of action to tackle climate change and large investments and carbon levies to accomplish our climate-fighting goals. But when it comes to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, our best laid climate plans often fall short. We owe it to our children, who will pay the price for our failure in combating climate change, to think outside the box of conventional renewable energy such as solar, wind and hydro.
There are several energy innovators in Canada making huge strides in adopting low- or no-carbon energy solutions by blending energy sources with the goal of helping large and small energy users achieve their 2030 goals. One solution that has generated excellent results is renewable natural gas (RNG).
The World is Ready for a Renewable Gas Revolution
Many governments around the globe are striving for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and putting pressure on energy companies to do the same. This has led oil and gas firms to invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, electrify their operations and invest heavily in renewable energy projects to offset fossil fuel activities. One of the firms aiming to achieve net-zero is Australian gas distribution major AGIG.
Kristin Raman, Executive General Manager of People and Strategy at the company, highlights AGIG’s aim to shift away from natural gas to renewable alternatives. She explains, “Renewable gas is not just a new name, but a new gas including renewable hydrogen and biomethane that will be delivered by the current gas network.”
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