RNG NEWS
Waga Energy Signs Partnership Agreement With Technology Provider
Waga Energy, a France-based landfill gas-to-energy technology and operations management provider, says it has signed a partnership agreement with Fives, also based in France, whose cryogenics-based technology it uses within its Wagabox units.
Calling Fives “an international leader in industrial engineering,” Waga says the new agreement “strengthens the long-term cooperation between Waga Energy and Fives, enabling both partners to optimize the design and manufacture of Wagabox units.”
Divert and PG&E Announce First-of-its-Kind Interconnection in California to Address the Wasted Food Crisis
Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced a first-of-its-kind interconnection in the state of California to address the wasted food crisis. Divert’s facility in Turlock, California is now processing unsold food products into carbon-negative renewable energy, which is being injected into PG&E’s natural gas transmission line.
California Opts To Preserve Credits for Anaerobic Digesters in Major Regulatory Update
The California Air Resources Board voted to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard on Nov. 8, updating a sweeping transportation fuels program that incentivizes projects nationwide and seeks to decarbonize the sector.
The amendments package was backed by clean fuels groups whose membership includes waste companies like WM and Republic Services. But public debate was consumed by concerns that the amendments lock in subsidies for combustion fuels and anaerobic digesters on dairy farms at a time when environmentalists are urging a speedy transition to zero-emission vehicles.
DTE Vantage To Convert Waste From Dayton Water Reclamation Facility Into Renewable Natural Gas
DTE Vantage commissioned a new renewable natural gas (RNG) project this month in conjunction with the City of Dayton Water Reclamation Facility, which treats residential and industrial wastewater from Dayton and neighboring communities. This effort is enabled by a new pipeline connecting the City of Dayton’s wastewater facility with existing RNG processing resources that Vantage owns and operates.
“This RNG project is a prime example of how waste material from various sources can be converted to deliver environmental benefits in communities across the country,” said Kevin Dobson, vice president of biomass, DTE Vantage. “This is Vantage’s first-ever RNG project utilizing wastewater treatment biogas as a source and demonstrates our ability to find creative solutions to reduce greenhouse gases in any community.”
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.