In Canada, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued its decision on FortisBC Energy Inc.’s (FortisBC) revised Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) program. In its application, FortisBC indicated that the proposals in its revised RNG program were developed to fulfill three objectives: meet provincial CleanBC Roadmap targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions while balancing RNG […]
A high production cost of renewable natural gas results from slow disintegration and hydrolysis of recalcitrant feedstocks in conventional AD leads to low productivity; low methane content of biogas produced from AD requires downstream purification; and waste rich in protein that results in high ammonia concentration that inhibits the process. A team of researchers led […]
In Canada, EverGen announced a significant milestone in Renewable Natural Gas production at the newly completed expansion of the Fraser Valley Biogas facility. Following extensive facility enhancements, EverGen says the facility achieved new single-day and monthly production records, supporting the growing demand for RNG in the province. The successful and seamless integration of new feedstock […]
In Pennsylvania, The Valley Lodger reported that Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) and UGI Energy Services (UGIES) announced a partnership to use Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) to power the eighty-plus buses in LANTA’s fleet. The agreement between LANTA and UGIES calls for the Authority to purchase Pennsylvania-sourced clean biogas fed into the system from […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) push, the U.S. Department of Treasury agreed to revise its proposed rules for implementing the revised Section 48 Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of the Inflation Reduction Act to ensure the final language promotes the conversion of biogas into renewable natural gas to support American manufacturing innovation, the waste […]
In Wisconsin, Virentis Advisors announced several successful RNG tax credit transfer transactions that have recently closed, totaling over $55 million of Qualified Biogas Property ITC value. These include: · Food waste to RNG and fertilizer facility whose ITC was sold to an investment grade corporate buyer · Dairy manure to RNG facility whose ITC was […]
In South Carolina, OptiFuel Systems announced that it will begin testing a prototype 5600 hp Total-Zero Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Line Haul Locomotive and 2500 hp Total-Zero Powered Tender with 7,500 DGE (diesel gallon equivalent) capacity, in January 2025. The RNG-powered line haul locomotive produces 5100 hp of continuous power from zero emission Cummins RNG […]
In Indiana, Waga Energy signed a commercial agreement with Decatur Hills Landfill, one of the landfills associated with Best Way Disposal, a family-owned waste management company based in Kalamazoo (Michigan, USA), to produce RNG at the Greensburg landfill. As part of this agreement, Waga Energy will fund construction of an RNG production facility using its […]
In India, The Hindu Business Line reported that GPS Renewables said it has secured orders to undertake a number of renewable natural gas (RNG), across the country. The plants will process 4,000 tons per day (TPD) of agri-residue and energy crop, with an additional 300 TPD of municipal solid waste (MSW) processed for biogas, according […]
In the UK, Standard Gas and Denmark’s Topsoe A/S have agreed to collaborate on a UK-based project to produce renewable natural gas and methanol from residual waste feedstocks. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Danish group to supply its proprietary methanation and methanol technologies for a project being developed […]
