The BPA partnered with six renewable energy trade groups April 25 to send a letter to Congress opposing deep cuts in FY 2020 funding proposed by the Trump Administration for the Department of Energy's EERE, ARPA-E and NREL.
The 12th annual International Biomass Conference & Expo drew nearly 900 attendees to Savannah, Georgia.
Quantum Fuel Systems announced April 22 that Quantitative BioSciences Inc. is partnering with and purchasing the company's newest 10-foot Virtual Pipeline trailers to be used in a dairy biogas project.
Smithfield Foods Inc. and Roeslein Alternative Energy have formed a joint venture called Monarch Bioenergy to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) across Smithfield's hog farms in Missouri using manure feedstock.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the third annual solicitation for large-scale renewable energy projects under the state's Clean Energy Standard on April 23. Bioenergy projects are among those eligible to apply.
FortisBC announced it has received approval in principle from local authorities to purchase landfill gas from a landfill near Prince George, British Columbia, to purify and inject the gas into its natural gas distribution system as RNG.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for March, reporting that nearly 1.59 billion RINs were generated during the month, including nearly 32.61 million cellulosic RINs.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 358 into law April 22 raising the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50 percent by 2030, up from the previous requirement of 25 percent by 2025.
Members of the public who wish to weigh in on the U.S. EPA's proposed E15/RIN market reform rule have less than one week to do so. The comment period on the proposal closes April 29. As of April 22, more than 25,000 comments have already been filed.
More than 50 federal lawmakers have spoken out to encourage members of the Senate and House appropriations committees to provide robust fiscal year 2020 funding for Farm Bill energy title programs.
Ameresco Inc. has announced it achieved commercial operations at its 91st Ave renewable natural gas plant located in Phoenix, Arizona, in early 2019. The facility is the largest wastewater treatment biogas-to-RNG faciltiy of its kind in the U.S.
The U.S. EPA released updated data on small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions on April 18, reporting that there are now 40 pending SRE applications for compliance year 2018, up from 39 that were pending as of March 28.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw held a press conference April 17 to discuss the 39 small refinery exemptions (SREs) that were pending for compliance year 2018 under the RFS.
The European Commission announced April 15 that it has approved state aid for an Irish scheme for renewable heat generation and for a waste-to-energy (WtE) cogeneration plant under development in Poland.
RNG on-road fuel use reaches historic high
By Natural Gas Vehicles for America and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas
April 16, 2019
Natural Gas Vehicles for America and the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas announced April 16 that 32 percent of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2018 was renewable natural gas (RNG).
Expansion in electricity generation from biomass and waste has ended in recent years, after growing from 2004 through 2014, and in 2018 was 2 percent below its peak generation of 71.7 million MWh in 2014, according to the EIA.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry on April 11 asking for clarity on the U.S. Department of Energy's review process concerning Renewable Fuel Standard small refinery exemption (SRE) applications.
The U.S. EPA announced April 12 that it will reopen the comment period on one aspect of proposed rule issued in 2016 in an effort to “expand transparency surrounding the small refinery exemption program and provide further opportunity for input.�
Southern California Gas announced the California Energy Commission has awarded the company a $3 million grant to fund the next phase of development of a new technology that increases the efficiency of RNG production at wastewater treatment plants.
The USDA announced the results of its 2017 Census of Agriculture on April 11. The report includes millions of new points of information about America's farms and ranches and those who operate them, including data on on-farm biogas operations.
On April 9, the U.S. EPA announced that three projects have been selected to receive funding to help reduce food waste and loss and loss and divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digester capacity in the U.S.
U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler recently informed federal lawmakers that the agency is working on a rulemaking that will define biomass as carbon neutral. A proposed rule is expected to be released this summer.
The American Biogas Council and GESS International sponsored IndyCars driven by Colton Herta with Harding Steinbrenner racing and Patricio O'Ward with Carlin Motorsport at the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama.
Brightmark Energy recently launched a biogas project in Yakima County, Washington, that will convert 150,000 gallons per day of dairy waste from up to 7,000 cows into 160,000 MMBtu of renewable natural gas (RNG).
The DOE has announced a compendium of new research that explores how grinding, sifting, drying, pelletizing and chemically treating biomass before it reaches the biorefinery could help solve big challenges plaguing today's bioenergy industry.
As of April 1, Roeslein Alternative Energy has acquired Alternate Energy Resources Group, an environmental engineering and construction firm, located in Texas. The two companies have been collaborating for several years on multiple projects.
Eni and the Italian Biogas Consortium (CIB) signed an agreement March 29 to promote the production of advanced biomethane from animal waste, agro-industrial byproducts and dedicated winter crops for use in the transport sector.
Clean Methane Systems LLC and EIP Ventures LLC announced a joint venture named EcoRNG to develop more than 10 million gallons of renewable fuels from waste streams at landfills, waste water treatment facilities and dairies throughout Oregon.
U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler told federal lawmakers April 3 it would be difficult for the agency to reallocate biofuel volumes waived by small refinery exemptions (SREs), even if Congress provided a legislative mechanism to do so.
U.S. Gain has announced a new RNG development project located in Springfield, Nebraska, is producing clean fuel for the transportation industry. The company also announced an RNG supply contract with SoCalGas.
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