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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.Aemetis Announces Support for Updated Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Encourages CARB Adoption on November 8
Aemetis announces strong support for the updated Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) proposal ahead of California Air Resources Board's (CARB) meeting on November 8, 2024. The company urges CARB to adopt the updated LCFS, which extends goals for 20 years. The program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85%, create over 4 million jobs, and generate cost savings in health-related expenses for Californians. The initiative focuses on decarbonizing transportation while promoting investment and job creation in California's renewable energy sector.
Greenlane Renewables Signs Two Service Contracts With International Energy Company
Greenlane Renewables Inc. today announced two service agreements signed with an international energy company for two of its dairy RNG project sites in the United States for which Greenlane previously supplied the biogas upgrading systems. Greenlane is expanding its presence in North and South America through maintenance contracts of its 3-tiered service offerings branded as Bronze, Silver and Gold designed to meet diverse customer needs. The customer's name has not been disclosed at this time.
OPAL Fuels Starts Constructing California RNG Production Facility
OPAL Fuels Inc. has begun construction on a new landfill-gas-to-RNG facility at the Kirby Canyon Landfill, located in Santa Clara County, California. The new facility will have an initial annual design capacity of approximately 0.66 metric million Btus (MMBtus) and is 100% owned by OPAL Fuels.
Opinion: Biofuels Are Driving Emission Reductions; CARB Should Continue To Let Them
The California Air Resources Board will vote Nov. 8 on proposed changes to the state's low carbon fuel standard. This vote will shape the next phase of California’s journey toward carbon neutrality.
To meet its ambitious climate goals, CARB should adopt the proposed rule while granting staff the flexibility to continue building on the substantial emission reductions that biofuels – particularly those produced in North America – are already providing.
Chesapeake Utilities Officially Opens Full Circle Dairy RNG Facility
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 28, 2024, to mark the official completion of its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Full Circle Dairy (FCD) in Lee, Florida.
The Full Circle Dairy (FCD) facility is a full-scale dairy manure-to-pipeline-quality RNG operation expected to produce an average of 100,000 dekatherms annually, representing a capital investment of US$22 million.
Southern Company Accelerates Clean Energy Transition With Expansion of Zero-Carbon Resources and Bold Net-Zero Goals
Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to customers is fundamental to Southern Company’s mission. Our growing portfolio of zero-carbon resources plays an integral role in helping us meet these objectives. Our greenhouse gas reduction goals are to achieve 50% reduction from 2007 levels by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2050, consistent with the commitments of the Paris Agreement. Our goals are specific to Scope 1 emissions as they comprise approximately 70% of our GHG emissions profile, and we have the most direct ability to influence our emissions reduction trajectory through infrastructure transition. Reducing Scope 3 emissions, which represent approximately 30% of our GHG profile, is also an area of focus across our electric and natural gas utilities.
Congressional Briefing Promotes Dairy Digesters to Curb Methane Emissions
Last Friday, Congress heard from several speakers on the urgency of clamping down on methane, an extremely potent greenhouse gas that primarily comes from agriculture. Atmospheric methane levels have jumped 30 percent since the Industrial Revolution, largely due to human activities. The main solution proposed at the Congressional briefing was anaerobic digesters, otherwise known as dairy digesters, which convert organic or animal waste into natural gas and are increasingly gaining interest from both the agricultural and energy industry.
California Congressman, Jim Costa, among others, hailed the technology as economically sound and a “win” for reducing methane. While these digesters somewhat address the problem of emissions from animal manure specifically, they don’t address the largest issue of enteric methane –– a natural byproduct of cow digestion which is responsible for over 70 percent of agricultural methane emissions.
Bp’s Archaea Energy Inaugurates New RNG Plant in the US
bp’s subsidiary Archaea Energy and UGI Energy Services, a subsidiary of UGI Corporation, celebrate the start-up of their joint venture's renewable natural gas (RNG) plant in Hegins, Pennsylvania.
The companies formed the Aurum Renewables joint venture to develop and own the RNG plant, which is adjacent to the Commonwealth Environmental Systems landfill in Schuylkill County. The plant came online in September and can process up to 9,600 standard cubic feet of landfill gas per minute (scfm) into RNG.
California Inks Sustainable Aviation Fuel Deal With Major Airlines
California signed an agreement Wednesday with the country’s leading passenger and cargo airlines to accelerate the use of sustainable aviation fuels across the state.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Airlines for America (A4A) — an industry trade group representing almost a dozen airlines — pledged to increase the availability of sustainable aviation fuels statewide.
Fuel From Dairy Manure, Now Powered by the Sun: Maas Energy Works Completes Solar Power Project
In late September, Maas Energy Works successfully completed a $6.4 million project to power its Lakeside Pipeline dairy biogas upgrading facility with solar electricity, offsetting approximately 90% of the plant's power consumption. Lakeside Pipeline, located near Hanford, processes manure from more than 10 dairy farms, to generate biogas fuel. That biogas is purified, compressed, and injected into the natural gas pipeline to create millions of gallons per year of carbon-negative transportation fuel. And now, that work is being done using solar power.
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