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Stay up to date with the latest stories, insights, and announcements.45Z Update Delivers New Opportunities for RNG Production
RNG COALITION applauds Congress for establishing a strong statutory foundation for renewable natural gas (RNG) under Section 45Z and commends the Trump administration for translating that direction into a workable framework that recognizes the value of RNG, strengthens domestic energy production, and creates new opportunities for American livestock farmers.
International Study Identifies Biomethane as Key Solution for Transport Decarbonization
Biomethane has emerged as one of the most immediate, mature, and cost-effective solutions for decarbonizing road transport, particularly in heavy-duty and long-haul freight. This is a core finding “From Waste to Wheels - Turning organic waste into renewable fuel for transport", a new international literature review commissioned by Instituto MBCBrasil and authored by leading researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP), Federal University of Itajubá (UNIFEI), Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), and Mauá Institute of Technology.
[Analysis] Canada & the U.S: How a Critical Pipeline Network Links Both Countries
Beneath the shared border of Canada and the United States runs a massive pipeline network that powers the North American economy.
Every day, this underground network delivers millions of barrels of oil and natural gas directly to refineries, factories, and homes across both countries.
It is a critical, two-way energy lifeline that keeps energy prices stable and tightly links the economic futures of both nations.
Dane County, WI Waste & Renewables Director John Welch Announces Departure
Dane County Executive Melissa Agard announced that Department of Waste & Renewables Director John Welch will leave Dane County government later this month after more than 20 years of service. Welch has accepted a position in the private sector with engineering firm HDR. His final day with Dane County will be September 19, 2026.
Agard also announced that Tim Pelton, currently Deputy Highway Commissioner with the Dane County Highway and Transportation Department, will serve as interim director of Waste & Renewables following Welch’s departure.
UK: Cadent Upgrade Opens Peterborough Network to Biomethane
Cadent has begun replacing 700 metres of ageing metal gas mains in Peterborough with modern plastic pipe, work the distributor said will cut methane emissions and enable a shift to renewable gases including biomethane.
Casella Waste Systems and Waga Energy Bring Third RNG Facility Online at McKean Landfill
Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company in the Eastern United States, and Waga Energy, a global expert in the production of Renewable Natural Gas ("RNG") from landfills, announced the start of operations of the RNG production facility at the McKean Landfill in Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania.
The McKean facility is the third to come online this year, following the successful commissioning of facilities at the Chemung County Landfill and the Hyland Landfill. Together, the three projects complete the partnership agreement signed in 2023.
Brimex Energy Becomes the First Renewable Natural Gas Project in Mexico Registered on the CleanCounts Registry
Brimex Energy S.A. de C.V. announced that its renewable natural gas facility in Lagos de Moreno is the first renewable thermal project in Mexico to be registered on the CleanCounts Registry (M-RETS), operated by CleanCounts, the nonprofit that runs North America's largest clean energy registry.
The announcement was made jointly at the Mexico Carbon Forum in Aguascalientes (September 2–3) and at the Renewable Energy Markets conference in Washington, D.C. (September 1–3), placing the news before Mexico's environmental markets community and the North American clean energy buyers who transact on the registry at the same moment. The registration, completed after an independent third-party engineering review by EcoEngineers found no exceptions, approves Brimex to generate Renewable Thermal Certificates (RTCs), a class of Energy Attribute Certificate (EAC) issued for each dekatherm of verified renewable thermal energy the facility produces.
Ireland Expands Biomethane Production From Food Waste
Ireland has connected College Group’s €30 mln biomethane facility in County Meath to the national gas network. It is the second major biomethane producer to secure a direct connection to the country’s gas system within the past month.
The facility has an annual production capacity of up to 75 GWh of biomethane. It will use anaerobic digestion to process primarily commercial food waste and organic materials from College Group’s wider operations. The project received €2.4 mln in government capital grant support.
OPAL Fuels Completes Capacity Upgrade at California RNG Station
OPAL Fuels Inc has completed a renovation at its recently acquired fueling station in Goshen, California, adding 1.7 million gallons of gasoline equivalent (GGE) capacity for renewable natural gas (RNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling.
"The enhanced facility is expected to dispense approximately 14 million gasoline gallon equivalents of RNG and CNG over the next decade", White Plains, New York-based OPAL Fuels, a biofuel producer for heavy duty trucking, said in a press release.
Ameresco, Neogenyx Fuels and Adams Land & Cattle Celebrate Groundbreaking of Renewable Natural Gas Facility in Nebraska
Ameresco, Inc. announced the groundbreaking of a renewable natural gas facility being developed by Ameresco through its subsidiary Neogenyx Fuels at the Adams Land & Cattle feedlot in Broken Bow, Nebraska.
The August 26, 2026 ceremony brought together agricultural, energy, government, and community leaders to recognize the start of construction on Neogenyx Fuels' first agricultural RNG facility and highlights the growing role renewable fuels can play in supporting agriculture, domestic energy production, and economic development.
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