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EIA predicts gradual increase in biofuel use through 2050

February 15, 2021

BY Erin Voegele

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CoBank report discusses the impact of expanding soybean crush capacity

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CoBank is predicting U.S. soybean crush capacity will expand 23% over the next three years. In a report released March 21, the company discusses the risk that this rapidly expanding rush capacity could exceed renewable diesel growth.

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Statement from Doug Slater, vice president, Indigenous relations and regulatory affairs: We are pleased that the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) has approved key elements of our Revised Renewable Natural Gas application, which will mean that all FortisBC natural gas customers will have a portion of their gas designated as Renewable Natural Gas1 (RNG). The approval of this application marks a new era for British Columbians’ ability to access renewable and low-carbon energy.2 It is also a step forward for FortisBC’s overall efforts to decarbonize the gas system, lower greenhouse gas emissions and help meet provincial CleanBC Roadmap targets while maintaining energy choice for customers. The percentage of RNG that customers will benefit from is expected to increase over time as FortisBC acquires additional supply, thereby displacing equivalent volumes of conventional natural gas being used. Customers will not have to sign up for the program offering. RNG can be provided through existing infrastructure to deliver renewable and low-carbon gases to meet British Columbia’s future energy needs—decarbonizing the gas system overall. The BCUC has approved FortisBC to continue to provide RNG through the voluntary program. However, the BCUC did not approve our program to allow all new residential buildings connecting to our gas system to have 100 per cent of their gas designated as RNG. In addition, the BCUC accepted FortisBC’s Long-Term Gas Resource Plan, which outlines our plan to serve our customers’ energy needs, transition to a low-carbon energy future and support meeting provincial greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets. We are pleased with this decision as it confirms that the gas system will continue to play a key role in meeting the energy needs of British Columbians and lays the foundation for activities spanning the next 20 years. We are reviewing these decisions and will provide an update in the coming weeks on what they mean for our customers and the timelines to implement. In the meantime, visit the BCUC’s website to read the decisions and learn more about RNG by visiting fortisbc.com/rng.

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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.

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Drax Group has announced an MOU with Viking CCS, the Humber-based CO2 transportation and storage network led by Harbour Energy, together with non-operated partner bp, to assess options to transport and store CO2 in the Humber region.

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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.

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