Vision RNG LLC has signed definitive agreements to develop, build, own and operate three landfill gas-to-RNG facilities at three privately-owned Southeastern U.S. landfills located in Alabama and Tennessee.
DTE Vantage has announced the development of a new RNG project in Riverview, Michigan. The project will convert an existing landfill gas-to-renewable-electricity project developed in the 1980s into a new facility that produces RNG.
SoCalGas is collaborating with Electrochaea and LLNL on an innovative research project that aims to develop a single-stage electro-bioreactor to transform excess renewable electricity and biogas into carbon-neutral synthetic biomethane.
Aemetis Inc. has announced approval by USCIS for $200 million of EB-5 program investment for the Riverbank SAF production plant, the dairy RNG project, the carbon sequestration project, and energy efficiency upgrades to the Keyes ethanol plant.
U.S. Energy has signed a long-term RNG supply agreement with the Canton, Ohio-based Stark Area Regional Transit Authority. Under the agreement, U.S. Energy will provide landfill-based RNG to SARTA’s fleet of 36 CNG transit buses.
Viridi Energy has acquired a legacy biosolids digester plant in Brunswick, Maine, with plans to transform the site into an industry-leading waste-to-RNG facility. Casella Waste Systems Inc. will manage feedstock collection and delivery logistics.
Vanguard Renewables, a farm-based provider of organic material solutions for the food and beverage industry, is celebrating a decade in clean energy innovation and organic materials solutions.
Waga Energy and Steuben County on March 18 announced that renewable natural gas (RNG) production has commenced at the Steuben County Landfill in Bath, New York. The RNG is delivered into the Corning Natural Gas system.
Lawmakers in Maine have passed a bill that aims to reduce the volume of food waste entering landfills by requiring certain businesses to donate edible food and/or deliver other food waste to an organics recycling facility, such as an anaerobic digestion plant.
Renewables are currently expected to account for 24% of U.S. electricity generation in 2024, increasing to 25% in 2025, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released March 12.
Natural Resources Canada on March 8 awarded $15 million to six clean fuel projects, including those focused on renewable natural gas (RNG), sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), and the use of wood biomass to produce renewable energy.
Aemetis Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on March 7, reporting the company achieved important milestones in its biodiesel, RNG, ethanol, SAF and carbon capture business segments last year.
Gevo Inc. has reported that efforts are continuing to secure a U.S. DOE loan guarantee to support the construction of its proposed SAF facility. Gevo also reported that its RNG project in Iowa operated at 91% capacity during Q4.
The Government of Ontario is investing $60 million in the Forest Biomass Program, which will make targeted investments in forest sector initiatives to develop the economic potential and environmental benefits of forest biomass.
The Renewable Thermal Collaborative has released a case study on the partnership between AstraZeneca and Vanguard Renewables to enable the delivery of RNG to all of AstraZeneca's sites in the U.S. by 2026.
The U.S. EPA on March 6 announced plans to hold a public webinar on the biogas regulatory reform rule (BRRR) provisions of the Renewable Fuel Standard program. The webinar is scheduled for April 4 from 1:00 – 4:30 pm EST.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. announced its recently completed Fraser Valley Biogas facility has achieved new single-day and monthly production records, supporting the growing demand for RNG.
The U.S. EPA has opened a public comment period on version 16 of the WARM, a tool that estimates the potential GHG emissions, energy savings and economic impacts of baseline and alternative waste management practices of materials.
Sugar Valley Energy, a new 160-acre bioenergy campus planned in California’s Imperial Valley has added New York-based TerraNova Capital Equities, Inc. to its finance team to lead marketing and placement of equity capital for the $1 billion project.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Feb. 27 released Q4 results, announcing that its RNG sales were up nearly 14% last year. RNG sales are also expected to increase in 2024 with several new dairy RNG projects scheduled to begin operations.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced the opening of two new fueling stations in Texas that offer heavy-duty truck and other fleet vehicles RNG. One station is located in North Fort Worth, and the other in South Dallas.
Aemetis Inc., an RNG and renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, has announced an updated five-year plan that projects the company will generate $1.95 billion in revenues and $645 million of adjusted EBITDA in 2028.
BPC Instruments AB announced it has secured a purchase order from a U.S. national laboratory for two of its Gas Endeavour systems for use in biogas applications. The laboratory instruments measure gas production or consumption.
Rimere has announced the closing of a $10 million strategic investment from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The funding will accelerate development and field testing of Rimere’s devices that enable the use of natural gas to produce hydrogen.
Ameresco Inc. on Feb. 20 announced that it achieved commercial operation at its landfill gas to RNG plant at Republic Services’ Brickyard Landfill in Danville, Illinois. The facility has a gross nameplate of over 500,000 dekatherms per year.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. on Feb. 14 announced the completion of its latest RNG facility in Marshall County, Iowa. The Marshall Ridge Dairy project is expected to produce 1.7 million gallons of low carbon-intensity RNG annually.
Newly-released data from the American Biogas Council indicates that 2023 was the third year of record growth across the U.S. biogas industry, with nearly 100 new projects coming online last year— representing $1.8 billion in capital investments.
The City of Long Beach has entered into exclusive negotiations with Bioenergy Devco, the North American division of BTS Bioenergy, to construct an organics recycling facility that will convert food waste into an organic soil amendment and RNG.
The IRS on Feb. 16 issued a technical correction to a NPRM released in November that proposes changes to the Sec. 48 ITC, clarifying that that the cleaning and conditioning equipment critical to processing biogas into RNG is eligible for the ITC.
Virentis Advisors announced several successful renewable natural gas tax credit transfer transactions that have recently closed.
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