Verbio AG on May 6 celebrated the opening of its biorefinery in Nevada, Iowa. The facility began producing RNG from corn stover on an industrial scale in late 2021 and will soon begin producing corn ethanol.
FortisBC increased its annual RNG supply by 184 percent in 2021 when compared to the prior year. The company expects to triple its supply by the end of 2022 by having approximately 3.9 petajouls of contracted RNG supply in place.
NV Energy in April issued a request for proposals to add new renewable energy projects to its portfolio. The request for proposals seeks solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, wind, biomass and biogas technology projects of at least 20 MW in size.
A subsidiary of Archaea Energy Inc. has entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire NextGen Power Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries. The purchase includes 14 operating landfill gas-to-electric plants.
Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) on May 3 announced that 64 percent of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2021 was renewable natural gas (RNG).
WM has announced plans to invest $825 million in its renewable energy footprint from 2022-2025 by expanding its renewable natural gas (RNG) infrastructure. New RNG plants in Oklahoma and Arkansas are expected to come online this year.
The U.S. EPA on April 29 delivered its final rule to set 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs to the White House Office of Management and Budget. The rule may also revise the existing 2020 RVO. OMB review marks a final step before the rulemaking is promulgated.
Greenlane Renewables Inc. has announced a $11.4 million (US$8.9 million) contract with a single customer for the supply of its pressure swing adsorption (PSA) biogas upgrading systems for new food waste-to-RNG projects in three states.
The U.K. government recently released updated data showing that bioenergy production increased 1.8 percent in 2021, reaching 40 terawatt hours (TWh). Bioenergy was the only renewable technology to report increased generation for the full year.
Leyline Renewable Capital has announced its role in funding the development of two facilities in North Carolina to convert landfill gas to renewable natural gas. The facilities are under development by Evensol LLC.
Duke Energy hasannounced its investment in two projects to convert landfill gas from two North Carolina landfills into renewable natural gas (RNG). The projects are named Foothills Renewables and Upper Piedmont Renewables.
Anaergia Inc. has officially commissioned its Easy Energia Ambiente facility in Pontinia, Italy. The facility is the first of seven renewable natural gas (RNG) facilities the company is currently developing in Italy.
TC Energy Corp. and GreenGasUSA have announced a strategic collaboration to explore development of a network of natural gas transportation hubs, including RNG, that would provide centralized access to existing RNG infrastructure.
The Aemetis Biogas subsidiary is ready to launch Phase 2 biogas production by completing construction of its third digester and successfully testing the 7-mile biogas pipeline section to be used by the next five dairy digesters.
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on April 22 approved a consent decree that requires the U.S. EPA to finalize its 2020-2022 renewable fuel obligations (RVOs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard by June 3, 2022.
The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that 1.82 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in March, up from 1.65 billion that were generated during the same month of last year.
With the support of leadership from Dane County, Wisconsin, EnTech Solutions has partnered with Northern Biogas to repurpose an anaerobic biodigester facility formerly producing electricity to now produce clean RNG using agricultural waste.
California Ethanol and Power has advanced through Part I of the U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office Title XVII Innovative Energy Loan Guarantee Program and Renewable Energy Projects and Efficient Energy Projects Solicitation.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on April 21, reporting for the third consecutive months that no new SRE petitions were filed under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The data also shows the agency did not act on any of the 69 pendng SRE petitions.
The U.S. EPA on April 21 announced it is seeking public comments on a draft technical white paper focused on ways to reduce GHG emissions from new natural gas-fired turbines. The paper, in part, considers the use of alternative fuels, including RNG.
Amp Americas on April 13 announced that Antoine Lafargue has joined the company as chief financial officer. As CFO, Lafargue will lead all finance and accounting functions and will help define and execute the company's strategy.
Vanguard Renewables has a lot to celebrate this Earth Day. Since 2014, Vanguard's Farm Powered solution has mitigated nearly 500,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions and recycled more than 831,000 tons of organic waste.
Synthica Energy LLC announced April 18 it has entered the permitting phase of development for a new anaerobic digestion facility in the heart of Kentucky's famed distillery region. The facility will convert stillage into RNG.
A public comment period on the White House Council on Environmental Quality's interim guidance on carbon capture, utilization and sequestration closed on April 18. The Carbon Capture Coalition is among the groups that weighed in on the guidance.
In celebration of Earth Day 2022, the U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) is on April 20 hosting a webinar titled “Promising Approaches for Reducing Methane Emissions in the United States.�
Interest in the value and versatility of biocarbon has been steadily growing and is at an all-time high.
A roundup of recent news in the biogas and renewable natural gas industry.
The 15th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo convened in Jacksonville, Florida, in mid-March. More than 700 stakeholders attended the event.
Stewart Stewart of BayoTech discusses the U.S. hydrogen industry, its potential to utilize RNG, and the company's rollout of regional hubs.
Carbon Capture Magazine's National Carbon Capture Conference & Expo will be held in Des Moines, Iowa at the Iowa Event Center on Nov. 8-9, 2022. Speaker presentation abstracts are being accepted through July 8.
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