RNG NEWS
RNG Coalition Urges Michigan Senate To Hold CFS Hearing
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) on February 8 sent a letter to Michigan lawmakers urging them to conduct a hearing on Senate Bill 275 (SB 275) as an important step toward realizing Michigan’s long-term climate goals.
SB 275, a critical Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) legislation, would address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Michigan's transportation sector, a significant contributor to the state's carbon footprint. The proven success of CFS programs in U.S. states like California, where consumption of petroleum-based diesel has plummeted by over 50% within just a few years, underscores the need for a similar program in Michigan.
Clean Energy’s Renewable Natural Gas Digester at Tri-Cross Dairy Begins Production
Clean Energy Fuels announced the successful completion and operational launch of its latest renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at Tri-Cross Dairy in Viborg, South Dakota.
The new RNG facility sits on a 5,000-cow dairy farm and is forecasted to produce 1 million gallons annually of negative carbon-intensity RNG. The project represents a significant milestone in Clean Energy’s ongoing leadership in providing the cleanest fuel for the transportation market at the company’s network of fueling stations across North America.
Startup Targets Small Landfill Gas to Ease EV Power Grid Strain
A few years ago, Adam Wright was walking through a Berkeley, Calif., park when he encountered a smokestack combusting methane. The flare was the city’s mitigation measure to break down the gas seeping from a landfill that had closed decades earlier and been converted into a bayside amenity.
The constant supply of gas sparked an idea: What if he could generate electricity with it? Tying together individual small landfills across the country could power things like electric vehicle charging, Wright thought.
Southern Company Gas Subsidiaries In Virginia & Tennessee Complete First RNG Purchase
Two Southern Company Gas subsidiaries, Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas, have entered into their first renewable natural gas (RNG) agreement, which will increase access to clean, safe, reliable and affordable fuel. The emissions reductions from this transaction are estimated to be equivalent to the carbon sequestered by over 12,000 acres of U.S. forest or an area the size of Manhattan.
The deal involves acquiring environmental credits from facilities in Nebraska and Indiana.
Opinion: New York’s Falling CO2 Masks a Big Climate Problem — Rising Methane
At the end of last year, New York State released its latest annual greenhouse gas inventory, covering the year 2021. The good news was that carbon dioxide emissions went down from 2019, leading to an overall decrease in net greenhouse gases.
But this masks a big problem. Emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas that is 84-87 times more potent than CO2 as a planet warmer, have actually increased. Methane now comprises 40% of New York’s total net greenhouse gases, up from 39% in 2019.
RNG Roundup: Kinder Morgan’s Projections, WM Partners With Utility, Waga’s Latest in Indiana
The credit market mandated by the Renewable Fuel Standard ended 2023 in an unusual place, but that may be good news for RNG producers.
For over a decade, producers of cellulosic Renewable Identification Number credits, known as D3 RINs, have under-produced the amount of fuel expected for the RFS. Those producers include landfills and certain anaerobic digesters.
Clean Fuel Standard Bill Shifts Gears to New Mexico Senate
A bill to establish a clean transportation fuel standard program in New Mexico just barely cleared the House on Saturday afternoon.
It has just under two weeks left to get through the Senate side, so it could have an opportunity to become law.
Dubuque Renewable Natural Gas Facility Sold to Black Hills
A renewable natural gas production facility in Dubuque, Iowa, is under new ownership.
Black Hills announced last week that its subsidiary, Black Hills Energy Renewable Resources (BHERR), purchased the facility. It was formerly operated by Dubuque Gas Producers and was under the ownership umbrella of a landfill gas conglomerate based in North Carolina.
Deloitte Report Highlights Potential for RNG To Displace Natural Gas Demand
A new report from London-based Deloitte has found that renewable natural gas (RNG) produced from waste could displace around 4.4% of current total U.S. fossil fuel demand, 16.5% of core gas customer demand and more than half the demand in the chemical subsector.
The report, “A Ripe Time for Municipal Gas and Waste Renewable Natural Gas Partnerships,” details how strategic partnerships between public gas utilities and waste facilities could position RNG to play a crucial role in decarbonization and resiliency.
Washington State Landfill To House $43 Million Renewable Natural Gas Project
What’s that smell... or lack thereof?
The Greater Wenatchee Regional Landfill, at 191 Webb Road in East Wenatchee, Washington, will soon house a $43 million facility converting gas from waste, or biogas, into renewable energy. The site already extracts gas and sends it to a single enclosed flare with a capacity of 2,000 standard cubic feet per minute, which takes away much of the landfill’s smell.