RNG NEWS
Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.GFL Environmental & OPAL Fuels Begin Commercial Operations of Their Second RNG Facility
GFL Environmental Inc. ("GFL") and OPAL Fuels Inc. announced their joint venture, Paragon RNG has commenced commercial operations of their new renewable natural gas (“RNG”) facility at the Sampson County Landfill. The landfill, owned and operated by a subsidiary of GFL, is located in Roseboro, North Carolina. The plant is producing and injecting pipeline quality RNG.
Viridi: RNG’s Rise From Alternative To Essential Energy
Renewable natural gas (RNG) emerged as part of the alternative energy conversation in the early 2000s as waste-to-energy pioneers began to realize its potential as a low-carbon fuel. At the time, support was mixed—energy experts debated RNG’s viability, the technology was in its infancy, and regulatory backing was inconsistent. Infrastructure was sparse, and big energy companies were largely uninterested. You were more likely to encounter two guys in a pickup truck roaming the countryside looking for landfills to tap than representatives from any major oil and gas company.
Yet, as the threat of climate change intensified and the appetite for renewables grew, RNG began gaining traction as governments and businesses sought sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. Nearly two decades later, RNG has matured into a vital component of the energy mix—with energy derived from landfill, dairy, wastewater and food waste feedstocks used to heat homes and businesses, fuel heavy-duty vehicles, and power industrial operations.
Axios’ 1 Big Thing: Trash Power
About 40 miles east of San Francisco, a $110 million plant is turning waste from a landfill into renewable natural gas, capable of powering everything from trucks to data centers.
Why it matters: The first-of-its-kind facility will play a role in bringing down the cost of factories to make the clean fuel.
Ameresco To Develop Renewable Natural Gas Plant in Utah
Ameresco said Wednesday it was selected by Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District to design, build, own and operate a landfill gas to renewable natural gas plant at the Davis Landfill in Layton, Utah; financial details were not disclosed.
Ameresco said the plant will be designed to reduce ~953M lbs/year of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to the carbon sequestered by removing 79,223 cars from the road, that would otherwise be produced by landfill gas.
Aemetis Biogas Completes Initial Construction Phase of Multi-Dairy Digester
Aemetis, Inc., a renewable natural gas and renewable fuels company focused on low and negative carbon intensity products, announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary has completed initial construction of a multi-dairy anaerobic digester to process waste from approximately 14,000 dairy cows in Merced County, California.
The multi-dairy digester is expected to begin operations by year-end 2024 and produce more than 200,000 MMBtu per year of renewable natural gas.
Anaergia Expands Public-Private Partnerships
Yaniv Scherson, Anaergia Services’ chief operating officer, expands upon the organisation’s recently announced partnership with the City of Riverside, California.
Anaergia Technologies has entered into a technology supply contract with the City of Riverside, California, to upgrade anaerobic digestion wastewater infrastructure at the Riverside Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) with Anaergia technology that will produce RNG from organic waste and sewage sludge.
ND Industrial Commission Approves Three Renewable Natural Gas Projects
North Dakota’s Industrial Commission has approved funding for three pilot projects that would create renewable natural gas.
Commission deputy executive director Reice Haase said the first project is a partnership between NewCarbon Feedstocks and American Crystal Sugar, at its Hillsboro plant.
Ukraine Supplies Biomethane to Gas Transmission System for First Time
The VITAGRO Group of Companies, together with specialists from the Khmelnytsky branch of Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine LLC, has supplied biomethane to the Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTS) for the first time which will launch the export of Ukrainian biomethane, the group reported.
"The team of VITAGRO ENERGY, together with specialists from Gas Distribution Networks operator, successfully ensured the first launch of biomethane, and gas has already begun to flow into the gas transmission system. This is the first and only such experience for the entire energy sector of Ukraine," said the company.
Smithfield Foods Adopts New GHG Reporting
Packaged meats and fresh pork products producer Smithfield Foods established a new GHG reporting framework based on significant changes to the company's operational footprint, improved data collection and reporting capabilities, and changes to the company's GHG calculation methodology.
"Smithfield was the first major company in our industry to adopt and report a comprehensive sustainability program more than 20 years ago, and we're proud of our continuing track record in environmental stewardship," said Stewart Leeth, chief sustainability officer for Smithfield Foods, in a statement. "This new framework will provide production-based metrics for our customers to better understand the environmental impact of the food they trust us to produce."
Veolia and Waga Energy Commission a 6th Renewable Natural Gas Production Unit
Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of Renewable Natural Gas from landfills, and Veolia, a global leader in water, waste and energy management solutions, have commissioned an RNG production unit at the Granges landfill in Burgundy (eastern France). The landfill is operated by Veolia’s subsidiary, Valest.
Thanks to the WAGABOX® technology, developed by Waga Energy, the gas spontaneously emitted by on-site landfilled waste is upgraded into RNG, a renewable substitute for fossil-based natural gas. The RNG is directly injected into the natural gas distribution network to supply households and businesses. Capable of purifying 375 Scfm (600m3/h) of raw gas and producing up to 85,300 MMBtu (25 GWh) of RNG per year, the unit can supply more than 3,000 homes while preventing emissions of around 3,300 tons of CO2 eq. per year into the atmosphere.
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