The U.S. EPA on March 10 issued a notice to all obligated parties under the RFS that the agency will disclose certain confidential business information (CBI) related to SRE petitions to the U.S. Government Accountability Office on March 28.
Bioenergy Devco issued a statement following President Biden's announcement to ban Russian oil imports. The company stresses that biogas and other sources of renewable energy can help reduce demand on fossil fuels.
Opal Fuels LLC has commenced commercial operation of a new facility to extract and capture waste methane from Rumpke Waste & Recycling's Noble Road Landfill and transform it into renewable natural gas (RNG).
Anaergia Inc. and partner, Continuus Materials, signed a contract project development agreement (PDA) with the board of the Kent County Department of Public Works. The project will convert solid waste into RNG and other products.
Renewables are expected to account for 22 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 24 percent in 2023, according to the U.S. EIA's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released March 8.
NETZSCH Pumps North America LLC has announced it will showcase its NEMO Open Hopper Pumps at the 15th Annual International Biomass Conference & Expo. The event will be held March 14-16 in Jacksonville, Florida.
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.
INNIO announced on Feb. 22 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Concord Renewable Energy SDN BHD (Concord Group) to partner in building four power plants across Malaysia fueled by palm oil wastes.
On Feb. 24, the U.S. EPA announced the selection of 11 organizations expected to receive a total of approximately $2 million in funding to divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digester capacity nationwide.
Ameresco Inc. has announced its participation in a hydrogen pilot project under deveolopment by a new consortium formed by Guidehouse, Building the Clean Hydrogen Economy. The prolject aims to produce clean hydrogen from RNG.
EDL and key project stakeholders bp, Consumers Energy and Granger Waste Services recently welcomed the start of operations at the Wood Road Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Facility, a landfill gas to RNG facility is the in Lansing, Michigan.
Representatives of the biofuels industry on Feb. 28 filed two separate petitions in with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a final rule issued by the EPA in December setting GHG emissions standards for MY 2023-2026 vehicles.
Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo Inc., provided an update of the company's plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and other renewable hydrocarbons from ethanol during a fourth quarter earnings call held Feb. 24.
Aemetis Inc. on Feb. 28 released the 2022 Five Year Plan that projects the company will generate $1.5 billion in revenues and $461 million of adjusted EBITDA in year 2026 through the production of RNG, SAF and other low-carbon fuels.
The U.S. EPA is implementing a new process by which the Science Advisory Board will assess the science that informs decisions regarding proposed rules. The process will restore opportunities for peer review and strengthen the independence of the SAB.
The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that nearly 1.78 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in January, up from 1.4 billion generated during the same period of 2021.
Greater Commercial Lending has completed nearly $73 million in financing for two facilities in North Carolina that will turn a natural byproduct of landfills into renewable natural gas. The financing is guaranteed by the USDA.
The U.S. EPA is scheduled to publish a notice of proposed consent decree on Feb. 23 related to a legal challenge filed by Growth Energy that would establish deadlines for the agency to finalize the 2021 and 2022 RFS RVOs by June 3, 2022.
Global sustainable energy producer EDL has signed agreements with U.S. gas company Pennant Midstream, kicking off EDL's fourth investment in the USA's renewable natural gas (RNG) sector since 2019.
The New Mexico House of Representatives on Feb. 17 failed for the second consecutive year to pass legislation that aims to implement a state Clean Fuel Standard. This year's bill, SB 14, is now dead.
The U.S. EPA released updated SRE data on Feb. 17, reporting that no new SRE petitions were filed under the RFS in the proceeding month. In addition, the agency did not act on any of the 69 SRE petitions that have been pending since mid-January.
The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for scientific experts to serve on an external expert panel to peer review the agency's third triennial report to congress on biofuels and the environment.
The USDA announced on Feb. 7 it will invest $1 billion in partnerships to support America's climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest owners through its new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities opportunity.
U.S. Gain has announced its RNG supply will be used as a feedstock into hydrogen production, enabling a greener fueling solution for the California transportation market. The use of RNG can dramatically reduce the CI score of hydrogen.
Clean Methane Systems LLC and Ammongas A/S on Feb. 7 introduced amine technology to North American RNG customers. The new Danish technology simplifies biogas upgrading by minimizing the steps required to prepare and inject RNG into the grid.
The U.K. government on Feb. 9 announced plans to increase the frequency in which it holds Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions. Starting in 2023, the auctions will be held annually. Currently, the CfD auctions are held every two years.
Renewable electricity is expected is expected to account for 22 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, expanding to 24 percent in 2023, according to the February edition of the EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook.
Air Liquide has announced plans to connstruct a large-scale biomethane production unit in Rockford, Illinois. The unit unit will produce biomethane from biogas from a solid waste treatment plant, owned and operated by Waste Connections Inc.
Representatives of the biofuels industry urged the U.S. EPA to follow through with its proposal to deny more than 60 pending SRE petitions in comments filed with the agency before the close of the Feb. 7 public comment deadline.
The New Mexico Senate on Feb. 3 voted 25 to 16 to approve the Clean Fuel Standard Act. The bill, SB 14, aims to reduce the total carbon intensity (CI) of all transportation fuels by 20 percent in 2030 and 30 percent by 2040.
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