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.
While there are some hurdles to overcome, Arctic and Subarctic governments such as the Northwest Territories are working to replace fossil fuels with bioenergy—including modern wood heat and renewable diesel.
The Biomass Power Association has several main policy objectives for the new year.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration has announced the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee will hold an open meeting on Feb. 17. The event is open to the public, but registration is required.
The U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office issued a RFI on Jan. 27 to gather input on industrial priorities for decarbonization, including emerging technologies that could be demonstrated or adopted by the indsutrial sector.
Mid-South Engineering's Vice President Scott Stamey has more than 20 years of experience working with projects in the building products and biomass energy industries. Below, he highlights five critical design components when it comes to designing mat
Gevo Inc. announced on Jan. 31 that it has begun the process of bringing its wholly owned dairy manure-based RNG project online. Located in northwest Iowa, the project is expected to produce 355,000 MMBtu of RNG per year.
Venture Engineering & Construction Inc. has been selected as the EPC contractor for the design, construction, and commissioning of a $100-plus million source separated organic waste (SSOW) digester to renewable natural gas (RNG) facility.
Archaea Energy Inc. is expanding its commercial partnership with FortisBC Energy Inc. by by entering into a new long-term RNG purchase and sale agreement for up to 8 million gigajoules of RNG generated annually for 20 years.
CHAR Technologies Ltd. will deploy, own and operate a high temperature pyrolysis system (HTP) located adjacent to a biomass power plant in Saint-Félicien, Quebec. The facility will produce biocarbon and RNG.
RNG Energy Solutions announces progress on New Jersey project
By RNG Energy Solutions; Starwood Energy Group LLC
January 27, 2022
RNG Energy Solutions LLC has completed the development phase of the Linden Renewable Energy Project, an organic waste anaerobic digester project located in Linden, New Jersey. The project is designed to receive up to 1,400 tons of waste per day.
Anaergia Inc. announced Jan. 21 that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will officially commission operations at the VVWRA facility in Victorville, California. The facility will inject RNG made from wastewater solids an food waste into the pipeline.
Covanta announced on Jan. 25 that the construction and commissioning phases of its Rookery South Energy Recovery Facility are now complete. The waste-to-energy facility will generate more than 60 megwatts (MW) of low-carbon energy.
A new survey conducted for NW Natural by DHM Research shows that 77 percent of Oregon and Southwest Washington voters overwhelmingly want access to all forms of renewable energy – hydro, wind, solar and renewable natural gas (RNG).
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the important role biofuels and biobased manufacturing play in the rural economy and highlighted the agency's efforts to support those industries during a Jan. 20 hearing held by the House Ag Committee.
Ecostrat announced on Jan. 18 that Total-Western has joined as a BDO Zone Strategic Alliance Partner in the Technology Group. BDO Zone Strategic Alliance Partners are best-of-kind companies that help de-risk biobased project development in BDO Zones.
The USDA on Jan. 19 announced it will make up to $10 million in grants available through the new Rural Energy Pilot Program, which aims to help rural communities develop renewable energy. Biomass and bioenergy are among the eligible technologies.
SouthernCarolina Regional Development Alliance and Ecostrat have issued a new Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone designation for Barnwell County, South Carolina. The rating will hlep drive new market development for bioeconomy projects.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently released data showing U.S. manufacturers produced approximately 750,000 tons of densified biomass fuel in September, with sales reaching 930,000 tons.
The U.K. government on Jan. 12 announced the launch of the new Hydrogen BECCS Innovation Program, which aims to support the development of innovative technologies that will generate hydrogen from biomass and waste feedstocks via BECCS.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration predicts that renewable electricity generation will continue to grow in 2022 and 2023, according to projections made in the agency's latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released Jan. 11.
GESS RNG Biogas USA LLC has announced four renewable natural gas (RNG) projects across the U.S., thanks in part to successful development of a proprietary swine manure collection process that allows swine manure to be fed into an anaerobic digester.
Greenlane Renewables Inc. has signed two new biogas upgrading system supply contracts valued in total at $7.1 million (Canadian dollars) for separate renewable natural gas (RNG) projects in the U.S. and Brazil.
Japanese demand for wood pellets has grown rapidly over the past five years, with that demand primarily generated by small facilities. Moving forward, FutureMetrics is predicting that future increased demand will come from larger power stations.
The Andritz biomass-fired PowerFluid CFB boiler with flue gas cleaning system delivered to Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding for the biomass power plant in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, has fullfilled all performance garantee parameters.
Archaea Energy Inc. announced Dec. 30 the successful start-up of Project Assai, an RNG facility located at the Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The facility is expected deliver more than 4 million MMBtu of RNG anually.
Valmet announced on Dec. 28 it will supply a biomass power boiler and flue gas cleaning system to Tahara Biomass Power LLC, a 112 megawatt (MW) biomass power plant under development in Japan. The facility will be primarily fueled with wood pellets.
The U.K. government on Dec. 20 announced its now accepting applications for phase two funding under the Biomass Feedstocks Innovation Program. Entities that received phase one funding are eligible to apply.
Drax plans capital investments of around £40 million at its North Yorkshire power station during 2022 on the first phase of its BECCS project and ensuring it remains on track to begin delivering vital negative emissions technology in 2027.
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