Fortistar and Paloma Dairy on Aug. 31 announced the beginning of construction on a dairy digester RNG facility in Gila Bend, Arizona. The Sunoma Renewable Biofuel Project will produce 1.6 million gasoline gallon equivalents of vehicle fuel annually.
The Carbon Capture Coalition on Aug. 31 sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives asking lawmakers to look for opportunities to include Section 503 of the House Energy and Commerce's CLEAN Future discussion draft in any upcoming legislation.
The USDA on Aug. 31 announced the implementation of the agency's OneRD Guarantee Loan Initiative and released new information on rates and terms that will help lenders apply for loan guarantees under the four affected loan guarantee programs.
U.S. Gain recently completed installation of gas production equipment at Dallmann East River Dairy. After just eight months, the Wisconsin farm is now producing clean RNG for the transportation industry.
General Motors Canada and partners announced the completion of a $28 million cogeneration investment at the GM St. Catharines Propulsion plant. The 6.4 MW project uses renewable landfill gas to generate electricity and thermal energy.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas has welcomed New Jersey Natural Gas Co. to its membership. NJNG joins 230 companies and organizations across North America dedicated to the sustainable development, deployment and utilization of RNG.
Canada-based Greenlane Renewables Inc., a supplier of biogas upgrading systems, released interim financial results for the first half of 2020 on Aug. 25, reporting significant increases in revenue and sales order backlog.
California Ethanol + Power has announced its intention to enter into a 15-year marketing arrangement with global agribusiness leader CHS Inc. for ethanol produced at its Sugar Valley Energy facility. The plant will also produce biomethane and power.
The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) data for July, reporting that 1.62 billion RINs were generated during the month under the Renewable Fuel Standard, up from 1.51 billion RINs generated in June.
Renewable natural gas (RNG) has become an increasingly important part America's push toward clean energy sources and technology.
Building on the success of its first American project with DC Water, Cambi has signed a new contract to deliver a thermal hydrolysis plant to the Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission's Piscataway Bioenergy Project.
Eco Verde Energy, a specialist supplier of anaerobic digestion (AD) operations and management services, is launching this month. The company announced it has already secured contracts for five AD plants.
The European Commission in August launched a public consultation on the potential revision of the 2018 Renewable Energy Directive to better align the policy with the EU's new Green Deal and its goal of making the EU climate neutral by 2050.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Aug. 25 issued a statement describing his commitment to the Renewable Fuel Standard and criticizing the Trump Administration's administration of the program.
The Senate Democrats Climate Committee released a new report on Aug. 25 that details how climate action by Congress can create new jobs and grow the U.S. economy. Biofuels and bioenergy are among the topics discussed.
A coalition of nine states and the EDF filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Aug. 12 urging the court to strike down a rule issued by the EPA last year that has stalled implementation of landfill emissions regulations.
Aemetis Inc. has completed of construction of the first two dairy digesters and four mile pipeline for the production of RNG. The project will supply RNG to displace natural gas use at the Keyes ethanol plant and for use as a transportation fuel.
The U.S. EPA is seeking nominations for scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplines to be considered for appointment to the EPA Science Advisory Board and four SAB standing committees. Nominations are due Aug. 31.
Rumpke Waste & Recycling is partnering with Archaea Energy to turn Southern Indiana's trash into a renewable energy source. The two companies recently broke ground on a landfill-gas-to-energy plant at Rumpke's Medora Landfill.
The U.S. EPA on Aug. 20 released updated SRE data, showing that small refiners have filed 12 additional SRE petitions, including nine “gap year� petitions. A total of 98 SRE petitions are now pending, up from 86 that were pending as of July 16.
Biomethane was connected from a farm in Cambridgeshire to the U.K. National Grid's Gas National Transmission System for the first time at the end of July. The anaerobic digestion system, operated by Biocow Ltd., produces RNG from manure and straw.
Loci Controls Inc. added three new RNG projects during the second quarter, including one with Dane County, operated by BIOFerm in Madison, Wisconsin, and two in Texas, including one with Mas Energy on the Arlington, Texas, landfill.
Republic Services and energy partners Aria Energy and BP on Aug. 17 announced the startup of a landfill-gas-to-renewable-natural-gas (RNG) project at South Shelby Landfill. The facility can produce the equivalent of 33,250 gallons of gasoline daily.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Aug. 7 announced a $3 million investment that will help bring a new $32 million urban farming campus to Chicago's south side that aims to provide renewable energy, fresh food, and resilient growth to the community.
President Trump on Aug. 18 verbally committed to speaking to the U.S. EPA regarding the RFS and SREs during a visit to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to participate in a disaster recovery briefing on the derecho windstorm that devastated the state Aug. 10.
The Biogenic CO2 Coalition has released a scientific literature review that confirms biogenic CO2 emissions from annual agriculture crops do not contribute to elevated greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.
As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable logistics and reducing carbon emissions, Anheuser-Busch announced Aug. 12 that it is transitioning more than 180 trucks—representing approximately 30 percent of its dedicated fleet—to RNG.
The U.S. EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program in July published a report on RNG that aims to provide biogas stakeholders and other interested parties with a resource to promote and potentially assist in the development of RNG projects.
A group of six former U.S. EPA administrators are calling for a “reset� of the agency as it approaches its 50th anniversary. The RFS and a potential federal LCFS among the issues discussed in a report released on the effort.
U.S. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler on Aug. 11 said work is ongoing to review gap year SRE waivers and issue a proposed rule to set 2021 RVOs under the RFS. He was unable, however, to specify when those tasks will be complete.
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