March 12, 2015
BY Katie Fletcher
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The Transport Project and Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) on April 24 announced that 79%of all on-road fuel used in natural gas vehicles in calendar year 2023 was RNG surpassing the previous year’s record-breaking level.
Vertimass on April 23 announced that the U.S. EPA has approved registration for blending up to 20% of Vertimass green gasoline with conventional gasoline. This new renewable gasoline product, VertiGas20, is made from renewable ethanol.
Drax Group on April 18 announced a carbon removals deal with C-Zero Markets, an environmental consultancy. Under the deal, C-Zero will purchase carbon dioxide removals credits from Drax representing 2,000 metric tons of permanently stored carbon.
A bill introduced by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., would require the U.S. EPA to alter the way it assesses lifecycle GHG emissions from forest biomass. ABEA stresses that any accurate assessment must account for the alternative fate of biomass fuels.
Neste and New Jersey Natural Gas have announced NJNG will fuel its medium-duty trucks and associated equipment with Neste MY Renewable Diesel to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.