The U.S. EPA on July 14 denied 26 petitions filed by small refineries seeking small refinery exemptions (SREs) from their RFS blending obligations for one or more of the compliance years between 2016 and 2023. Only two SRE petitions remain pending.
Johannes Escudero, founder and CEO of the RNG Coalition, dicusses Ukraine's plan to use biomethane to reduce its reliance on natural gas imports and encourages policymakers agross the globe to follow the country's lead.
Clean Energy Technologies Inc. has entered into a fixed-price engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with Vermont Renewable Gas LLC for the the proposed Lyndonville biogas to power facility.
The USDA will invest $300 million through President Biden's Investing in America agenda to improve measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of GHG emissions and carbon sequestration in climate-smart agriculture and forestry.
Casella Waste Systems Inc. and Waga Energy announced the signing of a commercial agreement on July 10 to develop renewable natural gas facilities at three Casella landfills. Commercial operations are expected to begin in approximately 24 months.
Renewables are currently expects to account for 23 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25 percent next year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 11.
Multiple new projects promise to expand biogenic hydrogen production, but only if unhindered by rules favoring electrolyzers.
Divert Inc. on June 29 announced the company has processed more than 1 billion pounds of wasted food since 2021, mitigating 80,000 metric tons of GHG emissions. The company currently manages approximately 0.5 percent of all U.S. food waste.
Improved carbon accounting methodology for biogas projects will be a game-changer for the industry.
Enbridge Gas Inc. has recieved approval to construct the Ridge Landfill RNG Project in Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Construction on a 5.7 kilometer pipeline and its related facilities is scheduled to begin in July.
Kent County Bioenergy Facility, LLC, a subsidiary of Anaergia Inc., has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Michigan Public Service Commission in support of developing the Kent County Bioenergy Facility.
U.S. firms working with clean energy fuels, such as corn ethanol, woody biomass/cellulosic biofuel, and other biofuels, added 1,962 jobs in 2022. Bioenergy electric power generation (EPG) jobs were also up.
Bruks Siwertell Group has signed an acquisition contract for North American heavy machinery specialist, West Salem Machinery. WSM will continue to operate under its current name as a separate internal division within Bruks Siwertell Group.
The USDA on June 23 awarded $30 million to seven projects under its Fertilizer Production Expansion Program and is inviting public comments on 66 additional projects eligible to receive program funding, including AD and biochar projects.
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. has been awarded $10.5 million from Natural Resources Canada's (NRCan) Clean Fuels Fund to support the development of EverGen's renewable natural gas (RNG) expansion at the Pacific Coast Renewables facility.
One of the world's largest on-farm biodigesters was recently unveiled in a public ribbon cutting, and DVO technology powers the heart of the facility. The site in Reynolds, Indiana, is operated by BioTown BioGas LLC.
Montauk Renewables Inc., through its subsidiary, Bowerman Power LFG LLC, on June 27 announced its planned development of a renewable natural gas (RNG) landfill gas project in Irvine, California, at the Frank R. Bowerman Landfill.
Aemetis Inc. has announced that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary is operating the Central Dairy Project production facilities 24 hours per day, seven days per week, and exceeded the RNG production plan by approximately 20 percent during Q2 2023.
As part of a newly established collaborative, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit will co-lead an effort to establish bioindustrial manufacturing capability in California.
Energy Innovations on NUne 19 announced it has received orders from Maas Energy Works for the fabrication and delivery of two biogas upgrading units, with joint plans for additional units thereafter.
The RFS Power Coalition on June 21 urged the U.S. EPA to finalize its proposal to incorporate electricity into the RFS by the end of the summer. The SET Rule finalized by the agency failed to finalize proposed eRIN provisions.
Viridi Energy has partnered with American Organic Energy to develop a food waste-to-RNG project in Yaphank, New York. The project is expected to process 210,000 tons of waste per year via anaerobic digestion, producing RNG and coproducts.
The U.S. EPA on June 21 released its final RFS “set� rule, which includes a modest increase in biomass-based diesel RVOs for 2024 and 2025. The agency, however, elected not to finalize provisions of the proposed rule related to eRINs.
From June 19-21, 2023, the Forest Innovation and Bioeconomy Conference is bringing together leaders in forestry, government and academia to discuss how to grow the forest bioeconomy, create opportunities for people and communities, and reduce waste.
Synthica Energy has been issued the primary construction permit from the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Environmental Protection for an anaerobic digestion facility in Lebanon Junction, Kentucky.
An agreement announced between the government of British Columbia and the Shxw'�whámél First Nation on June 17 could result in wood debris collected by containment barriers on the Fraser River being used for bioenergy production.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced its Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold a in-person meeting on June 27 in Washington, D.C.
Burnham RNG LLC announced on June 15 the issuance of green bonds to support the construction of the Pasco Resource Recovery Center, an industrial wastewater treatment facility that will capture biogas and convert it into RNG.
AstraZeneca is partnering with Vanguard Renewables to enable the delivery of renewable natural gas (RNG) to all of its sites in the U.S. by the end of 2026. By that time, the collaboration will enable as much as 650,000 million Btu per year of RNG.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on June 15, reporting that one new SRE petition was filed under the RFS in the past month. According to the agency, 28 SRE petitions are now pending, up from 27 that were pending as of mid-May.
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