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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.RNG Coalition: 300 RNG Facilities Now Operating in North America
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) is proud to announce a landmark sustainability achievement in the field of renewable energy: North America now has 300 operational renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities, up from just over 30 facilities in 2011 when RNG Coalition was founded. This extraordinary growth reflects the RNG industry’s steadfast commitment to mitigating climate change, fostering energy security, and ensuring a cleaner, greener future for present and future generations.
“The monumental increase in RNG facilities developed over the last decade-plus is reason to celebrate; unequivocally, RNG facilities are an imperative to mitigating methane and carbon in our advancement toward a more sustainable society and circular economy," RNG Coalition Founder and CEO Johannes Escudero said.
Waga Energy Partners With the Waste Commission of Scott County To Produce Renewable Natural Gas at the Scott Area Landfill in Davenport, Iowa
Waga Energy will fund construction of a renewable natural gas facility, using its patented WAGABOX technology, to upgrade landfill gas into pipeline-quality RNG in Davenport, Iowa. Once commercial operations are achieved in 2025, the WAGABOX unit will be able to deliver over 200,000 MMBtu of RNG per year (60 GWh).
The facility will produce energy with an environmental benefit avoiding over 13,700 tons CO2eq. annually, equivalent to avoiding emissions from 1.4 million gallons of gasoline per year (based on the US EPA calculation methodology).
The Landfill Group Announces Commercial Operation of the First RNG Project in South Carolina
Enerdyne Power Systems, a Landfill Group Company based in Charlotte, commenced operation of a project collecting and upgrading landfill gas into pipeline quality renewable natural gas at the Twin Chimneys Landfill in Honea Path, South Carolina, on March 31, 2023. The Twin Chimneys Power Producers project is the first RNG project to reach commercial operations in South Carolina.
"We are excited to bring online this important project that is collecting methane that would otherwise be emitted at the landfill and converting it to clean, renewable fuel. RNG is an incredibly important source of low-carbon energy in the energy transition, and we're proud to establish the precedent of being the first operating project in the state of South Carolina," said Mike Fenton, Director of Sales and Project Delivery at The Landfill Group. "With a strong team from The Landfill Group companies and great support from our local government partners, we built a scalable project designed to provide an industry leading level of reliability," Fenton said.
Roanoke Valley Landfill To Convert Methane Gas Into Renewable Natural Gas
A Roanoke Valley landfill in Virginia plans to take trash, and turn it into something good. The Smith Gap Regional Landfill will repurpose methane gas from trash decomposing into renewable natural gas.
“It is truly one of those win-win-win situations that we’ve managed to get ourselves into,” said Jeremy Garrett, Roanoke Valley Resource Authority director of operations and technical services.
RNG for Transportation Sees Uptick: Part 1
With tightening environmental regulations and a drive to reach corporate sustainability goals, fleet owners are turning to renewable natural gas (RNG). This two-part series explores benefits of RNG, evolving markets, and evolving engines powered by this low- to zero- carbon fuel.
Part one focuses primarily on activity in California but alludes to trends beyond. In Part 2 David King, product manager Spark Ignited Engines, Cummins, discusses Cummins’ latest model, about to roll to market; he projects what the upgrade could mean for refuse fleets.
Gevo, McDermott Partner for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Facilities
Gevo has partnered with a subsidiary of McDermott International to develop sustainable aviation fuel facilities in North America. The first facility, Net-Zero 1, will be located near Lake Preston, South Dakota, and is expected to produce up to 65 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), diesel, and renewable gasoline with a net-zero greenhouse gas footprint.
McDermott will provide front-end engineering and early planning services, along with execution planning and pricing for the engineering, procurement, and construction phase of the Net-Zero 1 project. The partnership is a step towards finalizing the EPC agreement in coordination with Gevo’s financing activities.
Colorado Springs Utilities Among Group Seeking Future Renewable Natural Gas Developers
Colorado Springs Utilities and three other utility companies operating in Colorado are seeking new sources of renewable natural gas as part of ongoing statewide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Colorado Springs Utilities, Atmos Energy Corporation, Black Hills Energy and Xcel Energy-Colorado on Monday issued a joint request for information seeking future developers of renewable natural gas.
"This is the beginning of what's going to be a long-term project for all utilities in the state ... to provide renewable natural gas for our systems," Tom Henley, senior community program manager at Black Hills Energy, said by phone Monday.
Wood Mackenzie: North American RNG Market Could Expand Tenfold by 2050 To Reach 4 Bcf/d
According to a new report from Wood Mackenzie, the renewable natural gas (RNG) market saw tremendous growth in 2022, with 60 million ft3/d of new production capacity added.
According to the report, ‘North American renewable natural gas: state of the market’, the number of RNG projects has doubled in the last five years and 66 future projects were announced in 2022. In total, the North American market size sits at 385 million ft3/d, with states such as Texas (62 million ft3/d), California (33 million ft3/d) and Pennsylvania (33 million ft3/d), leading the way.
How Best To Incentivize Decarbonization? Use All-of-the-Above, Says RNG Coalition Exec
States that want to effectively adopt rules to encourage industry to reduce carbon emissions would fare well by adopting a holistic approach, according to an executive with the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas.
NGI’s Leticia Gonzales, Price and Markets Editor, recently shared a microphone with Dana Adams, the legislative policy manager for the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas, aka RNG Coalition.
Anaergia Selected to Design, Build and Operate Organic Waste-to-Renewable Energy Project in San Diego County
Anaergia today announced it has been selected as the Energy Recovery Contractor for a new system that will produce renewable power from wastewater sludge at the East County Advanced Water Purification (East County AWP) facility now under construction in Santee, California. Anaergia anticipates the Energy Recovery project will also eventually digest food waste along with the wastewater sludge. Anaergia is expected to design and build the waste-to-renewable energy facility and provide long-term operations and maintenance after commissioning.
The East County AWP facility is part of an Advanced Water Purification Program that is a partnership among Padre Dam Municipal Water District, the City of El Cajon, the County of San Diego, and Helix Water District. The Program is expected to produce up to 11.5 million gallons per day of new local drinking water, enough to supply about 50,000 households for a year.
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