RNG NEWS
UPS Pushes for Carbon Neutrality With Diversified Low-Carbon Strategies, Electrification
UPS has set a target to achieve 100% carbon neutrality by 2050, leveraging a mix of alternative fuels, fleet electrification, and operational efficiencies to meet its sustainability goals.
The plan includes milestones like using 40% alternative fuels in ground operations by 2025, sourcing 25% of its facilities’ power from renewables by 2025, and cutting CO2 per delivered package in half by 2035, said Gordon Reed, UPS director of industrial engineering.
US Fuel Retailers, Biofuels Groups Ask Congress for Short-Term Tax Credit Package
The US Congress should pass a short-term tax package before the end of 2024 to ensure energy and biofuel industry stability, 36 groups representing fuel retailers, energy marketers and biofuels producers said in a letter to US lawmakers sent late Nov. 13.
Anaergia Awarded Contract to Operate and Maintain Rialto Bioenergy Solutions Facility in California
Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) (TSX: ANRG) announced today that its subsidiary, Anaergia Services LLC (“Anaergia Services”), has entered into a long-term Operations and Maintenance contract with Rialto Bioenergy Solutions LLC (“RBS”), an affiliate of Sevana Bioenergy LLC. The RBS facility is the largest landfill diverted organic waste-to-renewable natural gas facility in North America.
Under the terms of the contract, Anaergia Services expects to operate the Facility for the next 10 years.
Chevron Eyes Medium-Duty Vehicles for RNG Growth
US supermajor Chevron says the medium-duty vehicle market could be a growth area for its low-carbon natural gas fuel business as electric vehicles (EVs) prove more costly.
Turning Waste Into Fuel: Bourbon Industry Offers New Path for Renewable Energy
University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) researchers are turning one of the state's largest and fastest-growing industries into an unlikely renewable energy source.
Novilla RNG Begins Operations of Its Buckhorn RNG Facility, Announces Start of Construction on Four Additional Projects
Novilla Investment Holdings, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Buckhorn RNG, announced today that it has begun operations at its renewable natural gas facility at Lynn Brothers Dairy in Unity, WI. The project represents Novilla RNG’s fourth project to reach operations, the second in Wisconsin, and a continuation of its business plan to develop a reasonable number of dairy projects every year.
Is CARB Snubbing Natural Gas as a Truck Fuel?
Renewable natural gas may not be a perfect fuel for trucks, as Jim Nebergall, general manager, hydrogen internal combustion engines, Cummins, noted in Part 1 of this series on The Case for RNG in Trucking.
But RNG is a fuel that is ready for prime time, argues Chad Lindholm, vice president, sales, Clean Energy.
Greenlane Renewables Announces $6.5 Million Landfill Gas-To-RNG System Sale
Greenlane Renewables Inc. announced that it has secured a $6.5 million contract to provide a new system for upgrading biogas produced at a landfill in Canada into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas ("RNG"). The customer's name and further contract details have not been disclosed at this time. Greenlane's biogas upgrading systems cleanse the impurities in biogas and separate the carbon dioxide from the biomethane to create a clean, high-purity low-carbon fuel: biomethane /RNG.
Greenlane is the only biogas upgrading company offering and actively deploying multiple core technologies: water wash, pressure swing adsorption (PSA), membrane separation, plus proprietary desulfurization solutions. Greenlane solutions are built around standard product platforms. Once operational, Greenlane can provide aftercare service including 24/7 technical support and remote monitoring, as well as maintenance and spare parts.
Catalyzing California’s Clean Energy Revolution Through Renewable Natural Gas
California is setting a powerful example in its pursuit of a low-carbon future with the recent launch of a major renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Keller Canyon Landfill — the state’s largest landfill gas-to-RNG facility to date.
This collaboration between Ameresco, Republic Services, and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) turns landfill waste into a sustainable replacement for fossil fuels, showing how transformative energy solutions can take root and grow across California and North America writ large. Today, Keller Canyon is converting up to 4,500 cubic feet of landfill gas per minute into around 1 billion cubic feet of RNG every year. Think about that. That’s preventing 62,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere each year—the same as taking 30,000 cars off the road. And when we see the potential in projects like this, it becomes clear: this isn’t just about reducing waste. It’s about rethinking waste as a valuable resource that can help power the future we want to build, while reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
WM’s Devina Rankin On Leadership, Sustainability, & Paying It Forward
Devina Rankin is Executive Vice President and CFO of one of the world’s most impactful and ubiquitous companies, WM (formerly Waste Management). WM is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. The company has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials, and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas-to-electricity plants in North America. Committed to sustainability, WM’s mission is to maximize resource value and minimize environmental impact. Through innovative waste management, recycling, and renewable energy programs, WM is at the forefront of the circular economy, helping the environment and the economy thrive together.