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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.U.S. Energy and SARTA Sign a Long-Term RNG Supply Agreement
U.S. Energy, a leading provider of refined products, alternative fuels, and environmental credits, signed a long-term renewable natural gas (RNG) supply agreement with the Canton, Ohio-based Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA), one of the nation’s leading low/no-emission public transit systems. Under the terms of the agreement, U.S. Energy will provide landfill-based RNG to SARTA’s fleet of 36 compressed natural gas (CNG) transit buses.
“SARTA’s commitment to sustainability and alternative fuels sets an example for public transit systems across the country. We’re proud to partner with them on their RNG initiatives and pleased to help the agency achieve its decarbonization goals,” shared Scott Hanstedt, vice president of business development at U.S. Energy. “Through our network of 40+ RNG projects and our polyfuel portfolio, we’re able to provide fleets with supply security and comprehensive support — for any fuel type.”
Vanguard Renewables Points to Decade of Growth
Vanguard Renewables, a Boston-based provider of organic waste and residuals diversion technology for the food and beverage industry, says it is celebrating a decade of “clean energy innovation and organic materials solutions.”
The company, which is a portfolio company of BlackRock Real Assets, has grown from two facilities under management in 2014 to 32 sites throughout the United States, “with new projects commencing construction consistently over the next four years,” according to Vanguard.
How a New Wave of Clean Fuels Bills Could Spur a Biogas Boom
Bills establishing credit programs for low carbon fuels, including those derived from landfills and other waste sources, are proliferating in state houses around the country.
A clean fuel, low carbon fuel, or clean transportation standard sets a timeline for fuel producers to gradually reduce the emissions, or carbon intensity, of their product, either by blending in existing low-carbon fuels like ethanol or buying credits from producers of fuels that emit even less carbon, like renewable natural gas derived from landfill gas or anaerobic digestion.
Biogas as a Key Element in Mexico's Energy Transition
There has been an extensive debate on the energy transition, including the concept of a just energy transition, which underlines that each country has a specific case linked to its level of development, not only in energy matters but also in meeting the basic needs of society.
In this context, it is important to reflect on the distribution of the national energy matrix and its use, in order to visualize how migration toward greener or cleaner energies can be achieved, facilitating the aforementioned just energy transition.
Canada Invests $11 Million in Clean Fuels Projects
In Canada, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced in Thorold, Ontario, a federal investment of C$15 million (US$11 million) to support six clean fuels projects across Canada, including C$10 million for two projects in the Niagara region. The federal investments include:
C$4.6 million to StormFisher Hydrogen to support a front-end engineering (FEED) study for a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility at BMI’s Multimodal Hub in Thorold, Ontario.
RNG Coalition Salutes New Mexico on Passing Clean Transportation Fuels Standard
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) congratulates New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state she governs for signing the Clean Transportation Fuels Standard Bill, HB 41, into law.
“This is a big victory for the people of New Mexico,” says Dana Adams, RNG Coalition’s manager of Legislative Policy. “Clean fuels, like renewable natural gas, will bring good jobs to the state while reducing air pollution.”
How Federal Attention to Methane and Retailer Relationships Are Benefitting Divert
Divert has ambitious plans for growth. For several years, the company has grown its customer accounts with grocers and other food processors around the country, offering food waste diversion services and data that it can sell back to customers on where they’re seeing the most waste.
A favorable regulatory environment and growing customer base has allowed the company to expand. Last year, Divert broke ground on two anaerobic digestion facilities in Turlock, California, and Longview, Washington, both of which will produce renewable natural gas from tens of thousands of tons of preconsumer organic waste.
Aemetis Receives Authority To Construct Air Permits for Riverbank SAF Plant
Aemetis has announced receipt of the Authority to Construct (ATC) air permits for its planned sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (RD) production plant in Riverbank, California. The plant is designed to produce 90 million gallons per year when allocating 50% to SAF and 50% to renewable diesel production, and 78 million gallons per year when allocating 100% of production to SAF for the aviation market.
The Authority to Construct permits were issued by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District following an extensive technical review and two public comment periods. In September 2023, Aemetis received approval from the City of Riverbank for the Use Permit and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review after a separate technical review and public comment process. Together, these permits are the key permits needed for Aemetis to proceed with engineering and financing to construct the plant.
RTC Releases Case Study on the US Renewable Natural Gas Agreement between AstraZeneca, Vanguard Renewables
The Renewable Thermal Collaborative recently released a case study on the first-of-its-kind partnership between AstraZeneca and Vanguard Renewables to enable the delivery of renewable natural gas (RNG) to all of AstraZeneca's sites in the United States by 2026. The partnership will enable as much as 650,000 million British thermal units (MMBTu) per year of RNG to be used across AstraZeneca’s U.S. sites, equivalent to the energy required to heat more than 17,800 U.S. homes a year by 2026.
AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company headquartered in the UK, is partnering with Vanguard Renewables, a U.S.-based developer, owner, and operator of farm-based anaerobic digestion projects, through an agreement to procure renewable natural gas (RNG) for AstraZeneca’s U.S. facilities for the next 15 years or more. This is one of the largest business-to-business RNG purchases in the North American voluntary market to date.
Hexagon Agility Preparing for Higher Natural Gas Truck Demand
Hexagon Agility says it has been installing compressed natural gas and renewable natural gas fuel systems on Class 8 pilot trucks running Cummins’ new X15N natural gas engine.
The orders include two truck manufacturers and will be put into service with major U.S. fleets, the company announced in a release. Kenworth is the first to take orders for trucks powered by the Cummins X15N natural gas engine, Hexagon said.
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