Casella Waste Systems Inc., in partnership with Rudarpa Inc. officially broke ground on a renewable natural gas (RNG) processing facility on May 19 at its North Country Environmental Services disposal facility in Bethlehem, New Hampshire.
The USDA on May 20 published a progress report on climate-smart agriculture and forestry (CSAF) that reflects initial conversions with stakeholders on how the agency should develop its CSAF stategy, including the need to support bioenergy.
The U.S. EPA on May 20 published updated small refinery exemption (SRE) data, reporting that two additional SRE petitions have been filed for RFS compliance year 2020. The agency also changed the status of three previously filed SRE petitions.
Aemetis Inc. announced on May 19 that its Aemetis Biogas subsidiary reached a significant milestone by starting construction of the dairy biogas cleanup and compression unit for the Aemetis Biogas Central Dairy Digester Project.
Amp Americas on May 18 announced a deal with Equilibrium and Green Gas Partners to operate and manage their dairy RNG project in Maricopa, Arizona. The project, in operation since 2018, processes waste from 30,000 dairy cattle.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on May 19 issued an order vacating three small refinery exemptions (SREs) approved by the Trump administration on Jan. 19, less than 24 hours before President Biden's inauguration.
Reps. Jim Costa, D-Calif., and David Valadao, R-Calif., on May 17 introduced the Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2021, which would extend and phase down the existing tax credits for these fuels.
Greenlane Renewables Inc. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenlane Biogas North America Ltd., has signed a contract valued at approximately $9.8 million (US$8.1 million) for supply of equipment for a new RNG project in the Midwest.
A team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute received a nearly $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to create renewable fuel from sewage sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on May 17 signed legislation that will create a state-wide Clean Fuel Standard that will limit the aggregate, overall greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 20 percent below 2017 levels by 2035.
Canadian biogas experienced a decade of rapid growth from 2011 to 2020, with an almost 50 percent jump in operating biogas projects across the country, according to the Canadian 2020 Biogas Market Report released by the Canadian Biogas Association.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm briefly discussed how biofuels will into the U.S. Department of Energy's priorities under the Biden administration during a House Committee on Appropriations hearing on May 6.
Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo Inc., discussed plans for the company's first net-zero biofuels refinery during a first quarter earnings call held May 13. Engineering for the project is on track, he said, and financing work is ahead of schedule.
Chevron Corp. announced May 11 that its wholly owned subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. Inc. is investing an additional $20 million in the Adopt-a-Port initiative with California renewable natural gas (RNG) provider Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Archaea Energy has announced that its Boyd County Sanitary Landfill gas (LFG)-to-renewable natural gas (RNG) project in partnership with Rumpke Waste & Recycling is fully operational. The plant is lcoated in Ashland, Kentucky.
Aemetis Inc. released first quarter financial results on May 12. The company reported an 8 percent increase in ethanol revenues and discussed its renewable natural gas (RNG) and other advanced biofuel proejcts.
ORIX Corp. USA announced on May 11 the completion of an equity investment in BC Organics Anaerobic Digestion Facility, a commercial biorefinery in Wisconsin that processes dairy manure into renewable natural gas (RNG), and other products.
Renewables are expected to account for 21 percent of U.S. electricity production this year and 22 percent in 2022, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released May 11.
Energy company St1 Nordic Oy's subsidiary St1 Sverige AB has signed a share purchase agreement with E.ON Energilösningar AB to acquire 100 percent of the shares in E.ON Biofor Sverige AB. The transaction is expected to close in June.
U.S. Department of Energy on May 10 announced the selection of four projects totaling $1 million to conduct cutting-edge applied research and development concerning the interaction between promising biofuels and combustion engines.
Southern Company Gas announced that it has taken ownership of the Meadow Branch Landfill Methane Recovery Facility, the renewable natural gas facility located at the Meadow Branch Landfill in Athens, Tennessee, from sister company PowerSecure.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced new renewable natural gas (RNG) contracts as fleets across North America increasingly continue to adopt the clean, low-carbon fuel to power heavy- and medium-duty trucks.
Cayuga RNG Holdings LLC announced on May 4 that it has entered into definitive agreements to develop dairy farm digester projects to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) in upstate New York. The first project is scheduled to be complete in 2022.
The U.S. EPA on May 5 published a notice announcing it will disclose confidential business information (CBI) to the U.S. Government Accountability Office that is associated with small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions filed under the RFS.
Brightmark on May 4 broke ground on the Caballero renewable natural gas (RNG) project, which includes the construction of new anaerobic digesters at Caballero Dairy Farms, an 8,800 animal farm in Eloy, Arizona.
The U.S. EIA on April 30 released data showing that approximately 20.64 billion gallons of operatable U.S. biofuels production capacity was in place in February 2021, down from 20.67 billion gallons of capacity in January.
A new network of former lawmakers, farm leaders, and clean energy advocates has gathered under the banner of Carbon-50 to support an inclusive, 50-state strategy to address climate change, and has outlined principes for its a 50-state carbon plan.
The U.S. EPA on April 30 filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit asking the court to vacate and remand three SREs approved by the Trump administration on Jan. 19, the day before President Biden's inauguration.
The USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service on April 27 published a final rule for the Rural Energy for America Program that makes changes related to the OneRD guaranteed loan regulation and 2018 Farm Bill.
ONE Gas and Vanguard Renewables on April 29 announced they are parnering on a renewable natural gas (RNG) initiative designed to develop and expand farm-based RNG projects across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
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