RNG NEWS
Chesapeake Utilities to Develop its First RNG Facility in Florida
FPU Renewables LLC announced plans to construct, own and operate a dairy manure renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Full Circle Dairy in Madison County, Florida. FPU Renewables and its parent, Florida Public Utilities Company, are subsidiaries of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK) (Chesapeake Utilities).
"Chesapeake Utilities is committed to being a leader in the transition to a lower-carbon future," said Jeff Householder, president and CEO. "We continue to look for ways to displace more carbon-intensive fuels, and we're working hard to develop waste-to-energy production facilities, and associated infrastructure, that improve agricultural conditions in Florida and other service areas. Collaborations such as the one with Full Circle Dairy are continuing to move both the energy and agricultural industries toward a more sustainable future."
Green Impact Partners Announces $545 Million Partnering Agreement
Green Impact Partners Inc. is pleased to announce it has selected Amber Infrastructure Group as a strategic partner on its GreenGas Colorado, Iowa RNG and Future Energy Park projects, representing up to $545 million in total investment for a 50% project-level equity interest in each facility. Based in London, with offices in North America, Europe and Australia, Amber Infrastructure is an infrastructure investor with over $8 billion in assets under management.
“We are very excited to announce this transformative transaction, moving forward with a leading infrastructure investment partner, that highlights the immense value of our net zero projects and development portfolio,” said Jesse Douglas, Chief Executive Officer. “Securing this project-level funding will enable us to move forward with our development portfolio in an accretive way to our shareholders. This investment will help drive forward the construction of our flagship project - Future Energy Park - and Iowa RNG in 2023, while allowing GIP to continue to progress as many as five additional projects in its $3 billion project pipeline, that could produce up to 10 million MMBtu of carbon negative RNG over the next three to five years.”
BP buys TravelCenters of America for $1.3 billion
BP PLC said Thursday it is buying travel center operator TravelCenters of America Inc for USD 1.3 billion to increase its offering of electric vehicle charging stations.
The announcement comes a day after BP said it will invest $1 billion in electric vehicle charging in the US by 2030. The London-based oil company said the acquisition offers growth opportunities for four of its five growth drivers: convenience, electric vehicle charging, biofuels /renewable natural gas and hydrogen.
DTE Vantage Renewable Gas Project in Wisconsin to Turn Waste from Nearly 10,000 Cows into Fuel for Transportation
Methane from dairy cow manure will become sustainable renewable natural gas (RNG) at a new DTE Vantage biomass facility that begins operations this month in Birnamwood, Wis. The new DTE Vantage project with Matsche Farms, which manages approximately 10,000 cows and spans more than 5,000 acres of land, will produce enough RNG to fuel approximately 1,600 vehicles per year.
“This RNG project is our eighth in Wisconsin, making us one of the largest RNG producers in the Midwest,” said Kevin Dobson, vice president of biomass, DTE Vantage. “We’re excited to be a part of this great community and offer many local environmental and economic benefits. We are assisting Matsche Farms in reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by capturing the methane from manure – that would otherwise go directly into the atmosphere – and repurposing it as pipeline-quality RNG.”
UGI Launches Joint Venture with Archaea Energy to Develop Renewable Natural Gas Project in Pennsylvania
UGI Energy Services, LLC (“UGIES”), a subsidiary of UGI Corporation (NYSE: UGI), and Archaea Energy Inc. (“Archaea”), a subsidiary of bp (NYSE: BP) announced today that they recently entered into a joint venture, Aurum Renewables, LLC (“Aurum”), to develop a renewable natural gas (“RNG”) project at the Commonwealth Environmental Systems landfill in Hegins, Pennsylvania. Archaea Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Archaea, holds a 60% ownership interest, and a subsidiary of UGIES holds a 40% ownership interest in the joint venture.
Under the joint venture, UGIES will contribute its existing 11 megawatt landfill gas-to-electricity facility. Through the joint venture, Aurum will develop a new RNG facility where the landfill gas will be processed to become RNG. Once complete, the project is expected to have the capacity to produce approximately 5,000 MMBtu per day of pipeline-quality RNG. Archaea, an industry-leading RNG company, will lead the development, engineering, construction, and operation of the new RNG facility, and UGIES will take a lead role in marketing the RNG produced by the facility.
PG&E Capturing Methane from CA Dairies as New Source for Natural Renewable Energy
"So in 2022, we interconnected our first four projects for renewable natural gas. So that was a huge milestone for us," said Christine Cowsert, senior vice president for Gas Engineering at PG&E.
The utility now has millions of cubic feet of renewable natural gas flowing through its pipelines, created from methane captured from manure at dairies in the Central Valley.
RNG is Being Used to Help Power Amazon Semi-Trucks, Other Fleets
“We milk about 2,500 cows a day,” said Evan Barton, the owner of South Fork Dairy in Newark, Ohio. “With that comes about 11 semi loads of manure per day.”
Besides using it to fertilize crops, Barton found another way to make all of that manure even more useful.
Europe Backs Measures for Future RNG and Hydrogen
Members of the European Parliament on Thursday backed measures that would support the adoption of renewable natural gas and hydrogen into the grid as part of a bloc-wide effort to rely less on fossil fuels.
Members of Parliament said Thursday that a new mechanism is necessary to ensure consumers can choose between fossil fuels or low-carbon alternatives.
Aemetis Hosts California Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross at Keyes Biofuels Facility And Dairy RNG Sites
Aemetis, Inc. hosted California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross for a discussion and site tours of the company's renewable biofuel and dairy-based renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities on February 9, 2023. Former CDFA and USDA Secretary Ann Veneman, Stanislaus County Supervisor Vito Chiesa, and other dignitaries joined the tour and discussion of the company's vision and leadership regarding the creation of a Circular Bioeconomy in California's Central Valley that couples the production of low or below zero carbon intensity (CI) renewable fuels with the region's abundant agricultural waste and by-products.
Port of Seattle to Buy Renewable Natural Gas
Port of Seattle’s Maritime Division and Economic Development Department have agreed to purchase more than 240,000 therms of renewable natural gas.
This would result in a reduction of carbon emissions of about 1,291 metric tons each year.