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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Waste Industry Groups, Lawmakers Vow To Continue Push for eRINs
Though it was left out of the U.S. EPA’s final Renewable Fuel Standards update, trade groups and individual companies vowed to continue discussions with the agency about the eRINs program. If enacted, it would provide Renewable Identification Number credits, known as RINs, to suppliers of energy that can be used to fuel electric vehicles.
The eRIN program, as written in the EPA’s draft proposal in December, would have provided credits for renewable electricity systems beginning in 2024. In a statement, the RNG Coalition argued the agency “missed an opportunity” to implement the eRIN program while praising the biofuel credits it received in the newly released Renewable Fuel Standard.
“Good public policy would support promoting renewable electricity as part of the nation’s transportation policy,” RNG Coalition CEO Johannes Escudero said in a statement. “Biofuels play a critical role in electricity generation for EV charging. By not including eRINs now, EPA is foregoing an aspect of the program that could have been an accelerator for methane capture and cleaner air.”
CenterPoint Energy Proposes Innovations To Advance a Cleaner Energy Future
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., Minnesota's largest natural gas utility, today proposed a wide-ranging set of innovative projects to reduce carbon emissions and advance a cleaner energy future in Minnesota.
The proposal includes projects to promote made-in-Minnesota alternative gases such as renewable natural gas and green hydrogen, as well as pioneering technologies such as a networked geothermal district energy system and end-use carbon capture.
On-Farm Renewable Natural Gas Facility Expands in Indiana
One of the world’s largest on-farm biodigesters was recently unveiled in a public ribbon cutting, and DVO technology powers the heart of the facility. The site in Reynolds, Indiana, is operated by BioTown BioGas LLC.
“We are proud to have partnered with BioTown BioGas and that they keep turning to DVO as their waste stream grows,” said Steve Dvorak, president and founder of DVO. “We were chosen for this installation because our digesters handle multiple waste streams, we can scale to meet large volumes, and we can generate multiple forms of renewable power.”
Montauk Renewables Plans RNG Facility in Irvine, California
Montauk Renewables Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through its subsidiary, Bowerman Power LFG, plans to develop a renewable natural gas (RNG) landfill gas project in Irvine, California, at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill.
After approval of the required environmental review, this project will be the second landfill gas-to-energy project developed by Montauk Renewables in Orange County and will complement the 20-megawatt renewable electric generation facility commissioned in 2016. The RNG facility would process the increasing volumes of biogas exceeding the existing capacity of the renewable electric generation facility. With a targeted commissioning date in 2026, Montauk Renewables expects capital investment in the RNG project to range between $85 million and $95 million.
San Bernardino County To Sell Landfill Gas
San Bernardino County will sell landfill gas taken from two future landfill sites to a local private company, where it will be converted for public use.
The county public works department’s agreement with Bio-Fuels San Bernardino Biogas LLC calls for gas from the Mid-Valley Sanitary Landfill to be turned into renewable natural gas, according to a statement on the county’s website.
EverGen Infrastructure Awarded $10.5 Million in Funding from the Natural Resources Canada's Clean Fuels Fund
EverGen Infrastructure is pleased to announce that it has been awarded funding of $10.5 million from Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Fuels Fund to support the development of EverGen’s Renewable Natural Gas expansion at the Pacific Coast Renewables facility, subject to the execution of a contribution agreement.
“We are honored to be recognized and awarded funding by NRCan’s Clean Fuels Fund. As a leader in Canada’s domestic clean fuels industry, the confidence and support from the federal government is an important endorsement.” said Chase Edgelow, CEO of EverGen. “We are a Canadian-based platform focused on building, owning, and operating RNG infrastructure, and are actively consolidating Canada’s fragmented RNG industry to create a more sustainable future for all Canadians.”
Houston Metro Gets $40 Million in Federal Funding for Cleaner Bus Fleet
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, which commonly goes by Metro, is receiving more than $40.4 million to buy 40 compressed natural gas-fueled buses, build a CNG fueling station and modernize a bus maintenance facility.
Turning Waste into Power in Montgomery County
Ride On buses will soon be powered by what you flush away in Montgomery County, Maryland.
The county and WSSC Water have reached a five-year agreement aimed at capturing methane gas during the wastewater treatment process and turning it into fuel called Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) that will then be used to power the county’s Ride On bus fleet.
Biomethane (RNG) Being Injected into Sydney Gas System
Renewable biomethane is being injected into Sydney’s gas distribution system following the completion of an upgrade to Sydney Water’s Malabar Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The eastern suburbs facility has seen gas distributor Jemena’s Malabar Biomethane Injection Plant producing biomethane from waste and added to its gas distribution network.
Viridi Partners with American Organic Energy on Waste-to-RNG Project
Viridi Energy has partnered with American Organic Energy to develop one of the largest food waste-to-renewable natural gas projects in the United States. The project is expected to convert 210,000 tons of waste per year – which is equivalent to the entire annual food waste of Dallas, Texas – into clean energy and agriculture products.
Located in Yaphank, New York, the AOE facility represents a historic step toward circularity in waste disposal, housing the first anaerobic digester to process food waste in the New York City metropolitan area. The project will divert food waste from landfills located up to 300 miles away and transform it into RNG, via anaerobic digestion, and into other renewable products, such as fertilizer. The project will generate emissions reductions equivalent to nearly 100,000 tons of CO2 per year and is projected to produce renewable fuels equivalent to 10 million gallons of gasoline annually.
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