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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Sustainable Manure Management for Small Dairy Farms: The Challenges and a Farm Powered Solution
Manure management is a critical aspect of sustainable agriculture, particularly for smaller dairy farms where resources and space are limited. Methane, a greenhouse gas that is a leading cause of climate change, is released when manure is stored in open lagoons and land applied on the farm’s fields. According to the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), “Livestock - primarily beef and dairy cows – account for the vast majority of agriculture methane emissions,” which is why organizations like the EDF are working to help farmers mitigate as much methane as possible.
Methane is not the only consideration when looking at how to sustainably manage the large amounts of manure produced on farms every day. Manure can also have other adverse environmental impacts, including nutrient runoff and groundwater contamination if not handled correctly. The pollutants naturally occurring in manure, such as bacteria, nitrogen, ammonia, and phosphates can contribute to water pollution, air quality degradation, and climate change and may even pose a public health risk to the communities in which the farms operate.
Chesapeake Utilities Gets Approval for Three Renewable Natural Gas Projects
Chesapeake Utilities has announced that it has secured approval for three natural gas projects from the US Florida Public Service Commission.
These initiatives, led by subsidiary Peninsula Pipeline Company (PPC), are set to enhance the natural gas distribution system operated by Florida City Gas (FCG), also part of Chesapeake Utilities.
Waga Energy: Launch of a New Biomethane Unit in Quebec
Zone-Eco, a provider of waste burial, composting, and waste recovery services in the Brome-Missisquoi County, and Waga Energy have launched a biomethane production unit at the Cowansville landfillin Quebec, Canada.
This WAGABOX unit will produce up to 30 GWh of biomethane per year, supplying renewable gas to 1,750 Canadian households and avoiding the emissions of over 5,500 tons of CO2 equivalent annually into the atmosphere (estimated by Energir).
Gevo’s RNG Business Achieves Record Production
Gevo Inc. announced that its renewable natural gas (RNG) business recently achieved record production levels.
“I am pleased that we achieved an annualized production rate of approximately 402,000 MMBtu in May, exceeding our previous record of approximately 401,000 MMBtu in March,” said Staci Bogue-Buchholz, Vice President and General Manager of Gevo’s RNG facilities. “These results show we have hit our stride from a production perspective, and I think we have room for further improvement too. The system is running well.”
RNG A Biomass Bright Spot
Last week, Bioenergy Europe released its annual Statistical Report on Pellets, which analyzes the development of the world pellet market, with a main focus on Europe. One of the core findings was that the production and consumption of pellets has “stagnated worldwide, breaking a two-decade-long trend of uninterrupted growth.”
This is attributed to numerous factors, including higher input prices—for example, electricity costs for producers, which inflates the cost of pellets—falling industrial demand, and a record warm winter with “shockingly fewer” heating degree days than average.
Beyond The Golden State: Expanding California’s RNG Progress Across North America
As North America strides toward greater energy independence and sustainability, California’s success with renewable natural gas (RNG) presents a clear and successful roadmap for other jurisdictions to emulate. Driven by climate-smart policies such as California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and supported by federal programs like the Renewable Fuel Standard, RNG’s recent growth illustrates that great things happen when policymakers support technologies that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions today.
Our journey at RNG Coalition began over a decade ago, inspired by the early legislative efforts in California. In 2012, California enacted AB 1900, a landmark bill promulgated by RNG Coalition that allowed integration of RNG into state natural gas pipelines. This was a transformational moment for RNG in California, setting the stage for integration into the state’s renewable portfolio standard and LCFS transportation programs.
CA Landfills Increasingly Turn Methane Gas Into Energy
Across the United States, landfills are accumulating trash faster than materials can decompose. In the nearly 2,000 landfills in the US, food waste contributes over 50 percent of fugitive methane emissions from municipal solid waste landfills, those invisible plumes of potent greenhouse gas emissions that seep out of landfills and into the atmosphere.
Landfills rank as the third-largest human-generated source of methane emissions in the US, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). While diverting trash altogether would be the preferred outcome for pollution reduction, about 500 landfills across the country have turned to a novel way of combating pollution from the waste that is ending up in landfills: capturing the gas emitted from organic materials and transforming it into electricity.
ANGI Expands Its Biomethane Business Into Europe
ANGI Energy Systems, a Vontier business and a leading provider of sustainable biogas and biomethane compression and decompression solutions, is expanding into Europe. This expansion leverages ANGI's extensive North American experience to bring its industry-leading technology to a new market and builds upon its already well-established reputation for expertise in the field of compressed natural gas (CNG) compression in Europe.
Envitec Biogas Enters Swedish Market
EnviThan gas upgrading systems from EnviTec Biogas AG have been tried and tested a hundred times. This technology can now demonstrate all its advantages in Sweden for the first time.
Waga Energy Targets US Market With $100 Million Loan
France-based Waga Energy, a provider of renewable natural gas (RNG) systems installed at landfills, says it has signed to receive a 100 million euros ($108 million) corporate syndicated loan with a consortium of five banking groups.
The syndicated loan, with a three-year maturity extendible to 5 years, “will enable the acceleration of the international development of Waga Energy, notably in the United States, and will strengthen the group’s financial structure,” says the company.
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