RNG NEWS
Hexagon Agility Receives Significant Order for Mobile Pipeline Next Generation Titan Modules From Certarus
As previously disclosed, Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, signed a multi-year agreement in March 2021 with Certarus, a leading full-service provider of bulk gas transport, to supply Mobile Pipeline modules for compressed gases.
Under this agreement, Hexagon Agility has received an additional order estimated at $54 million. This is the largest single order for Mobile Pipeline ever received.
Gas Utilities See Renewable Natural Gas Investment Opportunities Expanding
US gas utility operators continued to chase renewable natural gas opportunities through August, both in their core regulated businesses and through nonregulated subsidiaries.
Developing interconnections to transport the fuel, known as RNG, from supply points to broader pipeline networks remained a popular way for gas utilities to enter the value chain. During second-quarter earnings conference calls, some companies detailed how state regulators were facilitating these projects.
The growing number of RNG production facilities also created opportunities for utility operators to put this experience to use for third parties. As of July 31, 300 RNG facilities across North America were processing organic waste into pipeline-quality gas at farms, landfills and other facilities, according to the RNG Coalition. This was up from 30 facilities in 2011.
Cummins and Chevron Advance Strategic Collaboration
Cummins and Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, announced a memorandum of understanding to leverage complementary positioning in hydrogen, natural gas, and other lower carbon fuel value chains. The announcement expands the two companies’ previous strategic collaboration on hydrogen and renewable natural gas and is expected to encompass other liquid renewable fuels, such as renewable gasoline blends, biodiesel and renewable diesel. This collaboration is intended to encourage commercial and industrial adoption in North America.
SoCalGas Submits Application for Large RNG Pilot Project
Southern California Gas said Aug. 8 it plans to turn agricultural waste into renewable natural gas (RNG) as part of what could become California’s largest RNG pilot project.
The project, which would be developed by San Joaquin Renewables LLC in McFarland, Calif., would produce up to 4.5 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of RNG annually from 400,000 to 500,000 tons of agricultural waste, if the project is approved. SoCalGas has submitted its application for the project to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).
Vision RNG and Meridian Waste Announce Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas Project First in Missouri
Vision RNG is pleased to announce that its Landfill Gas (LFG) to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project at Meridian Waste’s Eagle Ridge Landfill in Bowling Green, Missouri is now fully operational. The project uses 1,500 scfm of LFG and produces 375,000 MMBtu of RNG annually, enough renewable gas to heat approximately 8,800 homes per year.
The RNG is injected into a nearby interstate natural gas pipeline and used by various customers across the U.S. for transportation fuel and other sustainability purposes. RNG production has many environmental and economic benefits, including being a carbon-neutral energy solution, lowering methane emissions, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, and utilizing the current natural gas infrastructure.
Anaerobic Digestion 101: How to Make Renewable Natural Gas from Organic Waste
Farm Powered anaerobic digestion is a powerful process that recycles organic waste, mainly food and beverage waste from the manufacturing sector and dairy cow manure, into renewable natural gas. It's a pretty simple process - think of it as a giant Crock-Pot that is full of methanogens - which are naturally found in cow manure - that gobbles up the food waste and the manure and creates biogas. That biogas is then cleaned, upgraded, and becomes a powerful tool to fight climate change - renewable natural gas. A drop-in replacement for fossil natural gas and is one of the tools in our toolbox to mitigate climate change.
Renewable Natural Gas Facility Approved for Ocheda Dairy in Minnesota
Ocheda Dairy plans to build a renewable natural gas production facility south of Worthington, Minnesota, in partnership with Vaca Verde RNG and its parent company Novilla RNG, that will produce the energy equivalent to about 625,000 gallons of gasoline per year.
Its plans were given the go-ahead by the Nobles County Board of Commissioners Tuesday when a conditional use permit for the project was unanimously approved.
Montauk Renewables Announces Agreements Expanding Waste-to-Renewable Energy in North Carolina
Montauk Renewables has signed a Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) Agreement with Duke Energy for Montauk’s proposed waste-to-renewable energy facility in Sampson County, North Carolina, which will expand Duke’s renewable energy efforts in the state.
Montauk is constructing the Turkey Creek facility which will use its patented near zero emissions conversion technology. The patented technology, as we believe, is designed in a manner that avoids meaningful amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Montauk, through a wholly owned, locally focused subsidiary, will operate the project, which is designed to convert swine waste into renewable electricity, renewable natural gas, and other renewable commodities such as biochar fertilizer. The 15-year agreements call for Duke to buy the electricity as well as the associated swine waste Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) from the conversion which is contracted to be up to 47,000 RECs per year once the facility is fully commissioned.
Montauk Renewables Signs Letter of Intent With European Energy To Provide CO2 for e-Methanol Production
Montauk Renewables and its subsidiary, Montauk Energy Holdings has signed a Letter of Intent with EE North America, a North American subsidiary of Denmark–based European Energy, to deliver all biogenic Carbon Dioxide volumes from all its Texas facilities sufficient for large scale production of e-fuels, such as e-methanol. The initial delivery period is expected to begin in 2026 and is expected to last for 15 years upon final agreement. The LOI immediately commits Montauk’s CO2 from its Texas facilities to EE North America’s Texas project.
EE North America is a North American subsidiary of Denmark–based European Energy that, for the past 19 years, has been committed to being a leading player in the development of renewable energy. EE North America intends to construct a Power-to-X facility in Texas that would take the biogenic CO2 from Montauk’s locations and use it in the production of e-methanol. The e-methanol would then be used to fuel vessels for maritime shipping operations. The LOI between Montauk and EE North America assists Montauk in synchronizing capital commitment timing at its Texas facilities with EE North America’s project.
EDL and Partners Commence Operations at RNG Plant in Ohio
Global sustainable energy producer EDL and key project stakeholders Republic Services, NW Natural Renewables and Pennant Midwest have commenced operations at the Limestone Renewable Natural Gas Facility (RNG) near Youngstown, Ohio in the US.
EDL has upgraded an existing landfill gas-to-energy (LFGTE) power plant to an RNG facility near Republic Services’ Carbon Limestone Landfill.