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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Green Rock Energy Partners Acquires Pennsylvania Renewable Natural Gas Production Facility
The South Hills deal adds to Green Rock’s growing portfolio in the renewable energy space and is consistent with the firm’s primary investment focus on energy-producing waste-to-value assets.
Located in South Park Township, Pennsylvania, South Hills upgrades landfill biogas to produce RNG that will be sold in the vehicular transportation market as renewable compressed natural gas. Production at the facility is expected to exceed one million gallons of renewable fuel per year. Green Rock has partnered with United Green Energy, and others, to manage the renewable natural gas offtake.
Vision RNG and Waste Connections Sign Agreement for LFG to RNG Project at the Laurel Ridge Landfill
Vision RNG, LLC today announced a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) agreement with the Laurel Ridge Landfill in Corbin, Kentucky. Owned by Laurel Ridge Landfill, LLC, a subsidiary of Waste Connections, Inc, the project will use 1,800 cfm of landfill gas (LFG) and construction is scheduled to be completed in Q4 of 2024. The project will produce 450,000 MMBtu of RNG annually that will be injected into a nearby natural gas transmission pipeline. This RNG will be used by various customers across the U.S. for transportation fuel and other sustainability purposes.
Vision RNG’s CEO, Bill Johnson commented, “We are delighted to be partnered with Waste Connections on this project. As our portfolio of RNG projects continues to expand, we are making a real impact on reducing methane emissions, capturing that wasted greenhouse gas and putting it to good use as renewable natural gas.”
Canada Invests €10.6m in Biomass-Fueled RNG Facility
The governments of Ontario and Canada are investing more than $11.3 million (€10.6m) to expand CHAR Technologies’ facility in Thorold to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and biocarbon – creating the largest facility of its kind in Canada. It will be the only RNG facility in the country to exclusively use woody biomass. Expanding CHAR’s Thorold facility will create close to 40 new direct and indirect jobs, as well as 20 construction jobs.
“This new facility will produce clean alternative fuels and increase sustainability in the forest sector through new and emerging uses of renewable forest biomass,” said Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. “Our investment in CHAR Technologies is an investment in Ontario, which will boost productivity, create jobs and support a thriving forest economy that communities throughout the province depend on.”
New use Considered for Methane from Watford-Area Landfill
Mayor Todd Case attended a recent public meeting organized by an Enbridge-hired consultant to prepare an environmental study for a pipeline that could be built to carry renewable natural gas from Twin Creeks, the large Waste Management-operated landfill in the township near Watford.
“Any time you can use that methane gas, which is byproduct of that very large landfill, that’s a good thing. That’s a positive thing instead of flaring it off into the atmosphere,” Case said.
Enbridge Sustain Offers Turnkey Energy Solutions in Ontario
Enbridge Inc. announced today a new energy-as-a-service line of business called Enbridge Sustain. This service offers dependable and convenient energy solutions to help homeowners, developers and commercial customers in Ontario reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy costs. The currently offered technologies include geothermal heating, solar photovoltaic, hybrid heating and electric vehicle chargers.
Working with trusted partners, Enbridge Sustain manages end-to-end delivery including design, installation, maintenance, and energy reporting, at no upfront cost to customers. Customers will enjoy peace of mind and pay a convenient and affordable monthly fee over a contracted period that varies based on the technology.
Austin Airport Earns Carbon Neutrality Accreditation, Key to City's Environmental Goals
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.
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