RNG NEWS
Republic Services Reports ‘Solid Start’ to Q1
Republic Services has reported a net income of $495 million, or $1.58 per diluted share, for the three months ending March 31. This is compared to a net income of $454 million, or $1.44 per diluted share, for the 2024 period.
“We are off to a solid start to the year, and our business continues to perform well even with increased volatility in the broader economy,” says Jon Vander Ark, president and CEO.
RNG Long-Term Offtake Market Begins to Rebound
The long-term renewable natural gas (RNG) offtake market experienced a recent slowdown but is now progressively picking up, supported by a favorable regulatory framework and increasing activity in the voluntary market. The RNG market faced challenges in late 2024. Uncertainty loomed over renewable energy markets — including RNG — as a new administration prepared to take office. Adding to the volatility, the EPA reduced 2024 compliance commitments for obligated parties under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
California Bioenergy Secures Multiple CDFA Grants in Time for Earth Day Celebration
California Bioenergy LLC (“CalBio”) would like to extend congratulations to the dairy farmers whose digester projects were recently awarded funding through the 2024 Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) and Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP), a meaningful achievement to celebrate during the week of Earth Day. AMMP and DDRDP are part of California Climate Investments, a statewide initiative that invests billions from Cap-and-Trade dollars into reducing greenhouse gas emissions, boosting the economy, and enhancing public health and the environment—especially in disadvantaged communities. These grants, administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), recognize the essential role of the dairy industry in addressing climate change, advancing renewable energy, and improving the quality of life in rural communities. Through hard work and collaboration with dairy partners, CalBio was able to secure three of the five DDRDP grants awarded for their upcoming dairy digester projects in Bakersfield, Gustine, and Modesto.
Hexagon Group Receives Significant Multi-Segment Orders from a Major Refuse Fleet in North America
Hexagon Agility and Hexagon Digital Wave, subsidiaries of Hexagon Composites, have received orders from a major refuse fleet in North America. The orders, representing an estimated value of USD 20.6 million, span three major business segments within Hexagon Group.
Trillium Acquires CNG Network From U.S. Energy
Trillium Energy Solutions, part of the Love's Family of Companies, completed its acquisition of U.S. Energy's compressed natural gas (CNG) dispensing network on April 25. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The network — a mix of public and private fueling stations — includes 41 stations across 15 states in the United States and three stations in Canada.
Anaergia and East County, California, Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Expand Project Scope
Anaergia Inc. (“Anaergia,” “the Company,” “us,” or “our”) (TSX: ANRG) (OTCQX: ANRGF) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Anaergia Technologies LLC, has secured a change order to provide more engineering services and supply of equipment as part of an ongoing project with the East County Advanced Water Purification (“AWP”) Joint Powers Authority (“JPA”) located in East San Diego County.
This builds on the contract that was disclosed on July 18, 2023. The water supply project is now under construction in Santee, California, and this facility is expected to commence operations before the end of 2026. This change order is expected to increase Anaergia’s revenues from the project by C$8.6 million.
WM Opens $131 Million Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility in Suburban Philadelphia, PA
WM celebrated the opening of its new RNG facility on the WM Fairless Landfill complex in Bucks County, Pa. The $131 million WM Fairless Renewable Natural Gas Facility is expected to generate approximately 3 million MMBtu per year of RNG, which is equivalent to the energy needed to power almost 63,000 homes annually. WM has been a leader in the beneficial use of landfill gas for decades. The Fairless facility is WM’s second renewable energy project in eastern Pennsylvania where the company also operates three landfill-gas-to-energy projects.
“WM is proud to bring more renewable energy to eastern Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic region as part of our continued sustainability growth strategy,” said Chris Farley, area vice president, WM Greater Mid-Atlantic. “Not only has this project helped bolster the local economy by creating jobs, but it also expands WM’s ability to capture and transform landfill gas into a lower-emission energy source that can power communities and even a portion of our own natural gas truck fleet.”
Small States Likely to Lead US in Clean Fuel Standards Rollouts: Event
'Think small' may be the theme to wider adoption of clean fuel standards across the US, according to speakers at an RNG Coalition event in Texas.
California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard program has been mired in legalese since mid-February while the most-recent iteration of a New York Clean Fuel Standard sits in the State Senate's Finance Committee, from which other versions have failed to advance in years past.
However, smaller states appear to be making progress.
Iowa Landfills Capture Methane and Convert It to Usable Natural Gas
When household waste decomposes at a landfill, it produces methane, a greenhouse gas that traps significantly more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires that large landfills monitor and capture the gas, but some landfills in Iowa are going a step further and “upgrading” the landfill gas into renewable natural gas.
AVEVA Powers Archaea Energy’s RNG Leadership With Cutting-edge Data Infrastructure
Digital transformation leader AVEVA is fueling the future of clean energy by powering the nation’s largest renewable natural gas (RNG) producer with advanced industrial intelligence.
This is even as AVEVA has been selected by Archaea Energy, the top RNG producer in the U.S., to deliver a powerful operations data management infrastructure that will supercharge performance across its expanding network of renewable energy plants.