The sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released its 2021 annual&nbsp;<a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3463610-1&amp;h=2280972103&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fenergy-vision.org%2Frng-project-database%2F&amp;a=assessment+of+the+US+renewable+natural+gas+(RNG)+industry" target="_blank">assessment of the U.S. renewable natural gas (RNG) industry</a>, conducted for the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory.&nbsp;
It documents rapid growth in RNG production nationwide. The number of RNG production facilities grew 33.5 percent (from 313 in&nbsp;December 2020&nbsp;to 418 by the close of 2021), including 230 RNG facilities now operating (up 46 percent from 2020), 108 under construction (up 42 percent), and&nbsp;at least 80 new projects in planning.
This growth has increased production capacity 24 percent since 2020. The U.S. can now produce enough RNG fuel to displace nearly 574 million gallons of diesel annually.&nbsp; That can power 63,800 refuse trucks (35 percent of the U.S. total). &nbsp;Robust capacity growth should continue in the years ahead.
Decomposing organic wastes (landfill, wastewater, animal manure, food waste), the feedstocks for RNG, account for 30 percent of U.S. methane emissions. Energy Vision estimates that capturing and processing half of these wastes into RNG would cut methane 15 percent,&nbsp;getting the U.S. halfway to its Methane Pledge goal of cutting 30 percent by 2030.
Realizing full domestic RNG resource potential (up to 30 times greater than current production)&nbsp;would generate enough fuel to displace over 25 percent of current on-road diesel demand (&gt;10 billion gallons/yr), cutting GHG emissions by an estimated 300 million metric tons annually on a lifecycle basis. Diesel-powered fleets that convert to RNG can meet and exceed the international goal of cutting lifecycle GHG emissions 80 percent by 2050, and they will do so not 30 years from now, but today.
Matt Tomich, president of Energy Vision, said "Expanding RNG production in the U.S. will be critical in meeting our Methane Pledge, as it is the most effective strategy for cutting methane emissions from our vast organic waste streams and agricultural activities. The more RNG we produce, and the faster production ramps up, the greater the climate benefits will be."
"RNG can decarbonize a meaningful share of the fuel consumed by heavy-duty vehicles," said&nbsp;Marianne Mintz, who manages the project for Argonne National Laboratory. "This new Energy Vision assessment shows how rapidly RNG production is ramping up to meet that challenge."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
"We're getting serious about stopping fugitive methane emissions from the fossil fuel industry," said&nbsp;Joanna Underwood, Energy Vision's founder. "That's critical, but oil, gas, and coal account for only 37 percent of U.S. methane emissions, compared to 53 percent from organics and agriculture. There are literally millions of leaks in fossil fuel infrastructure to plug up. By comparison, there are a few thousand major sources of methane-emitting organic wastes. We know where they are and we can address them now by producing RNG. Doing so would create tens of thousands of new permanent jobs -- a win-win situation." &nbsp;&nbsp;
You can access the full release&nbsp;<a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3463610-1&amp;h=2726007155&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fenergy-vision.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F03%2FEV_Argonne-Analysis-Shows-Expanding-US-RNG-Industry-Key-Strategy-for-Tackling-Climate-Change-Release.pdf&amp;a=here" target="_blank">here</a>.
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The sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released its 2021 annual assessment of the U.S. RNG industry, conducted for the DOE's Argonne National Laboratory. It documents rapid growth in RNG production nationwide.


Analysis shows rapid growth in US RNG production

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