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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has earned accreditation as carbon neutral for the second straight year and is the only carbon neutral airport in the United States, according to airport officials.
“We are very excited about it,” said BJ Carpenter, sustainability coordinator for the airport's environmental division. “It is not an easy task to be able to achieve. For a smaller, medium-sized airport to be able to achieve this level of carbon neutrality is exciting. We think it’s a positive driver for carbon management at the airport, and we’re very proud of it.”
SeekOps adds Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas Co-Founder David Cox to Advisory Board
SeekOps Inc., a global leader in providing best-in-class sensors and actionable analytics to support both traditional and renewable energy sectors in their decarbonization efforts, today announced the addition of David Cox to their advisory board.
“It is my pleasure to welcome David to our advisory board,” said Iain Cooper, President and CEO of SeekOps. “David’s insights will greatly aid SeekOps’ long term growth into the renewable natural gas and landfill markets as we scale our operations globally. His deep understanding of the complex and rapidly evolving regulatory environment and ESG reporting frameworks will also be key to our growing engagement in the broader RNG community as we continue to incorporate the newest, field-proven innovations into our products and services.”
A Step Towards Energy Independence of Ukraine: Received a Grant from The EU to Increase RNG and Hydrogen Production
A step towards energy independence of Ukraine: received a grant from the EU to increase biogas and hydrogen production.
A separate division of the international company MHP “MHP Eco Energy”, which heads the research group for new biomethane and biogas production technologies, concluded an agreement to receive more than €1,367,000 in grant funding as part of the European Commission’s “Horizon Europe” research and innovation program, which will be aimed at the development of new innovative projects for the production of biomethane and green hydrogen in the European Union and Ukraine.
Green Rock Energy Partners Announces New Acquisition
Green Rock Energy Partners LLC, a sustainable infrastructure-focused private equity firm, has announced an addition to its expanding portfolio of investments in the renewable energy space.
It has acquired PSA South Hills Landfill Gas Venture LLC, a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility located in South Park Township, Pennsylvania, and the purchase closed in Q4 2022.
Virgin Atlantic to Purchase 70 million Gallons of SAF
Virgin Atlantic on Dec. 6 announced the purchase of 10 million U.S. gallons per annum of SAF to be produced by Gevo Inc. and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines. The agreement with Delta builds on the existing long-term partnership between Delta and Gevo and increases the use of SAF from the U.S. West Coast. SAF produced by Gevo will come from one of its future production facilities.
Successful Farming: Turn Waste into Wealth
Everyone has heard one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. But can one cow’s waste be a farmer’s treasure?
Renewable natural gas (RNG) producers say yes.
Clean Energy Renewable Natural Gas to Fuel Trucks for Pennsylvania Refuse Authority, WM and Others
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced it is has begun providing renewable natural gas (RNG) for the Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority (CCRRA) in Bellefonte, PA, supporting a transition to a cleaner, low-carbon fuel produced from organic waste.
“The recycling and refuse industry has long embraced natural gas to mitigate the impact of greenhouse gas emissions,” said Chad Lindholm, senior vice president, Clean Energy. “Our CCRRA station is one of the first on the East Coast to transition to RNG and will further our sustainability goal of providing RNG at all of our stations by 2025.”
Communities on the Move: Renewable Natural Gas Powering Ontario’s Communities
For many municipalities looking to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) while also curtailing the waste they generate, renewable natural gas (RNG) is becoming a promising solution.
RNG is the gas that’s naturally created from the breakdown of organic waste, which typically comes from four sources: food processing, agriculture, biosolids from wastewater treatment plants, and municipal organics.
Sunnyside OKs Agreement to Build RNG Plant
Sunnyside’s city council has approved an agreement with the Port of Sunnyside and Pacific Ag to construct infrastructure for a new renewable natural gas plant near Sunnyside.
The plant will produce renewable natural gas, or biomethane. Pacific Ag, based in Oregon, uses crop residue and dairy manure from growers to produce biomethane, and will build the facility, according to information from the company and the city.
CenterPoint Energy’s Green Hydrogen Facility is First Ever to Register and Issue Certificates on M-RETS Renewable Thermal Tracking Platform
CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota’s largest natural gas utility, has registered its Minneapolis green hydrogen facility on the M-RETS® Renewable Thermal Tracking System to track renewable thermal certificates (RTCs). CenterPoint Energy’s facility, which began operations earlier this year, is the first-ever green hydrogen facility to register with a tracking system in North America and the company is receiving the nation’s first RTCs issued for green hydrogen.
RTCs are a tool that represents the environmental attributes associated with renewable natural gas and other renewable thermal commodities, including green hydrogen. CenterPoint Energy plans to retire the RTCs generated from its green hydrogen facility on behalf of its customers.
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