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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Aemetis Completes Expansion of India Biodiesel Plant One Year Ahead of Schedule
California-based Aemetis, a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced that its Universal Biofuels subsidiary has completed an expansion of its India biodiesel plant annual production capacity to 60 million gallons more than one year ahead of schedule, supplying the expanding demand for biodiesel by India government-owned Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).
The Kakinada Plant also distills the crude glycerin byproduct from the biodiesel refining process into refined glycerin.
Biden, Modi, Other Leaders Launch the Global Biofuels Alliance in Clean Energy Effort
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new biofuels initiative at the G-20 summit in New Delhi, India on Saturday, signaling a push for more green energy globally.
India will lead the Global Biofuels Alliance alongside the U.S. and Brazil, a move which is aimed to accelerate the shift to net zero emission targets by promoting plant and animal waste biofuels.
EVENSOL & Project Partners Commission North Carolina’s First Two Landfill-to-Gas RNG Production Facilities
EVENSOL LLC, a renewable energy project developer focusing on biogas and methane mitigation, announces that it has developed two renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities in North Carolina that are now operational. The Foothills Renewables Project in Caldwell County, NC, and the Upper Piedmont Renewables Project in Person County, NC, convert landfill gas from Republic Services’ Landfills into RNG. They make a meaningful positive environmental impact, taking a natural byproduct of waste and converting it into renewable fuel.
EVENSOL, based in Sisters, OR, and its partners invested in excess of $110 million in the combined projects. Charlotte, NC-based Duke Energy is an equity investor in the two projects. Funding also included nearly $73 million in loans.
BioEnergy Devco Gets DNREC OK for Chicken Waste to Gas Plant
Bioenergy Devco the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, received permitting approval to construct its organics recycling facility at its Bioenergy Innovation Center near Seaford, Delaware.
The center would process chicken waste in the Delmarva Region.
The expanded Bioenergy Innovation Center in Seaford will use anaerobic digestion to turn organic food waste into renewable natural gas and a soil amendment that will be composted onsite to be used in agriculture, horticulture projects and community gardens and more.
New Technology Coming to Scott County Landfill in Iowa
New technology from French-based company, WAGA Energy, will be installed at the Scott Area landfill just outside of Davenport to convert raw methane from waste into grid-compliant natural gas.
Carbon-Neutral Goal At Bryn Mawr College Gets $100,000 Funding Boost
Bryn Mawr College has received state grand funding to help reach its goal of becoming carbon-neutral.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded $2.9 million in 2022 Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant funding to municipalities, schools, and businesses around the state to switch to zero- or low-emission vehicles.
Six Unexpected Facts About Green Waste
Environmental sustainability and the health of ecosystems depend heavily on the management of green waste, which is frequently disregarded in the larger context of Green Rubbish Removal. Many people are aware of the value of recycling and minimizing general trash, but green garbage, which includes organic items like yard debris, leaves, and food scraps, has its own unique set of fascinating facts that you might find surprising.
Key Developments on SB 1383 That Could Spur Progress for California Communities
Nearly seven years after its passage, municipalities across California are working to get in compliance with SB 1383. The law set an ambitious target to reduce organic waste disposal 75% by 2025.
The pandemic delayed the law’s implementation. After it took effect in 2022, 126 cities and counties have asked for more time for implementation, the Los Angeles Times reported. Below are three developments that may bring jurisdictions closer to meeting their targets.
Renewable Natural Gas Is Headed for the Moon
Renewable Natural Gas — also known as RNG or biomethane — has gained attention in recent years as a lower-carbon replacement for conventional fossil natural gas. Rising demand for RNG has helped push prices for the associated environmental attributes up to anywhere from five to forty times the price of physical natural gas. As the market has grown, so has the need for transparent pricing. In response, S&P Global Commodity Insights launched first-of-kind pricing for landfill gas RNG for the California and outside-of-California markets in May.
What supports those premiums for RNG and how does S&P Global see demand for this low-carbon gas alternative developing in the future? Kelsey Hallahan, team lead for low carbon commodities, discusses with low carbon pricing analyst Hope Raymond, senior biofuels analyst Jamie Dorner, and senior director for the S&P Global Hydrogen and Renewable Gas Forum Alex Klaessig.
Southern Company and PGA TOUR Partner To Power TOUR Championship With 100% Renewable Energy for Second Consecutive Year
Southern Company announced that its system is delivering 100% renewable energy for the TOUR Championship for the second consecutive year.
For the PGA TOUR's season finale, which returns to Atlanta and historic East Lake Golf Club, August 23-27, 2023, and crowns the season's FedExCup champion, Southern Company and its subsidiaries Georgia Power and Southern Company Gas collaborated closely with the TOUR Championship to drive sustainability measures on and off the golf course.
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