renewable natural gas Articles
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Addressing Frequently Asked Questions about RNG
A new document published by Argonne National Laboratory provides a great tutorial on understanding the attributes of renewable natural gas, what it is, the benefits of using it, who can benefit from the use of RNG, and much more. The four page document, Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Frequently Asked Questions, was released in December and is available HERE. This document covers many of ...
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Sauk Trail Hills Renewable Natural Gas
Location: Sauk Trail Hills Landfill Canton, MI Partners: Republic Services Clean Energy/ Clean Energy Renewable Fuels Contact: William Held, Senior Director Republic Services (480) 627-7123 wheld@republicservices.com Feedstock: Landfill biogas Vehicles Fueled: TBD Maximum Annual Fuel Production: 6 million diesel gallon equivalents Payback Period: N/A ...
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Case study - Grand Junction sets the pace with Colorado’s first biogas-to-vehicle fuel project at the Persigo wastewater plant
In Georgia, renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) fuels sanitation vehicles and generates income for DeKalb County. Summary: Designed, built, and operated by the Energy Systems Group, the DeKalb County Renewable Fuels Facility became operational in Apiil 2012. It is die first facility in the US to have a fueling station on-site and generate electricity, renewable natural gas (RNG), and ...
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European Commission to Increase Biogas Production for Energy Independence
The European Union is looking to decrease its energy dependence on Russian gas. The EU Commission has proposed to increase the bio-methane production from 3 billion cubic meters in 2020 to 35 billion cubic meters by 2030. It is an irony that the gas package for legislation presented by the European Commission in December 2021 might not have been a priority for the French EU Council Presidency, ...
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Landfill Gas to Renewable Natural Gas Project Goes Ahead in Michigan
Greenlane Biogas, a subsidiary of the Flotech Group of companies (founded in 1986), is pleased to confirm that it recently has received an order to build two 'Totara+' landfill gas upgrading systems to process 3200 scfm (approximately 5150 Nm3/hr) of gas to be injected into a local natural gas pipeline near Detroit Michigan. Greenlane Biogas, a developer and supplier of proprietary water ...
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No Pipeline for Renewable Natural Gas Projects? No problem. Use Virtual Pipeline Technology
On site biogas production Biogas can be produced from various organic resources of which the most common are agricultural waste, municipal waste, landfills, and wastewater treatment facilities. But biogas upgrading is also very much applicable in the (food & beverage) industry. Through biogas upgrading, trace impurities and carbon dioxide (CO2) in raw biogas are separated from methane (CH4) ...
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Case study - Sacramento, California: The first U.S. city to power refuse trucks on renewable natural gas (RNG) made from separated food
California has long been a pioneer in implementing sustainable transportation strategies, and yet again, the State can claim another first-of-its land project in the United States as its own. By collecting and diverting food waste from a local landfill, two Sacramento-area companies, CleanWorld and Atlas Disposal Industries, have opened the Sacramento Biodigester — the first closed-loop ...
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Where To Find Money In Biogas
On the surface, wastewater treatment operations don’t appear to be handling precious material. But these facilities are actually processing a great deal of value every day. Sludge, a byproduct of wastewater treatment, turns out to be an entity worth cherishing. “Depending on treated sludge quality, the final product can be land applied, landfilled, incinerated, or composed,” ...
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Case study - Pierce County, Washington: home of the first public transit fleet in the country to run on renewable natural gas
Summary: Li 1986 Pierce Transit was one of the first public transit agencies in the U.S. to trade in its diesel and gasoline-powered buses for buses fueled by compressed natural gas (CNG). 27 years later, this pioneering Agency has just finalized a new contract with the local utility, Puget Sound Energy, to buy an even better fuel: the renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG). This fuel is ...
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Case study - Grand Junction Sets the Pace with Colorado’s First Biogas-to-Vehicle Fuel Project at the Persigo Wastewater Plant
The first biogas-to-vehicle fuel project in Colorado converts wastewater-derived biogas mto renewable natural gas (RNG) to fuel city and county fleet vehicles Summary: The Per si go wastewater treatment plant in Grand Junction, Colorado, a city of about 60,000, processes upwards of 8.2 million gallons per day of wastewater in two anaerobic digestion tanks (primary and secondary). The facility ...
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DeKalb County Renewable Fuels Facility
Location: Seminole Road Landfill Ellenwood, Georgia Partners: DeKalb County Department of Sanitation Energy Systems Group Clean Cities Atlanta Petroleum Reduction Program Contact: Jeff Photakis Energy Systems Group (404) 370-2819 jphotakis@energysystemsgroup.com Feedstock: Municipal Solid Waste Vehicles Fueled: 70 sanitation vehicles (with goal to adapt entire ...
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Biogas Purification Project of Bene-Sino Corperition - Case Study
Bio-natural gas is green, low-carbon, clean and renewable natural gas produced by anaerobic fermentation, purification and purification of various urban and rural organic wastes such as crop straw, livestock and poultry manure, food waste, agricultural and sideline product processing wastewater, etc. The biogas residue produced in the oxygen fermentation process can produce organic fertilizer. ...
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Blue Line Biogenic CNG Facility
Location: 500 East Jamie Court South San Francisco, CA 94080 Partners: Blue Line Transfer Inc. South San Francisco Scavenger Co., Inc. Contact: Dirk Dudgeon SVP, Business Development Zero Waste Energy, LLC (925) 297-0603 Dirk@zwenergy.com Feedstock: Food scraps and other organic waste Vehicles Fueled: 10-12 refuse vehicles Maximum Annual Fuel Production: 120,000 ...
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Bioenergy Innovation Center Sets the Record Straight on Clean Energy Production
SEAFORD, Del. – Bioenergy Devco, LLC, the company creating the new Bioenergy Innovation Center outside of Seaford, shared additional resources to provide accurate, detailed information about anaerobic digestion and the new facility in advance of a public hearing on the project. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control is holding a virtual public hearing on ...
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A half century of US federal government energy incentives: value, distribution, and policy implications
This paper presents the most comprehensive estimates yet developed of US federal government energy subsidies and incentives over the past 50 years – $644 billion. It shows that the federal government has subsidised the energy industries – nuclear, coal, oil, natural gas, renewables – using different budget and off-budget funding techniques. It questions the common perception that federal energy ...
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Cost-effective, far-sighted and global
From biogas boom to internationalisation and the ‘Flex’ cap: EnviTec Biogas has experienced the ups and downs of the biogas sector for 18 years now. The only constant on this rollercoaster ride of ever-changing laws and market conditions has been the company itself. With its extensive portfolio and an early grasp of the bigger picture, this biogas all-rounder has repeatedly been an ...
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Fair Oaks Dairy RNG
Location: Fair Oaks Dairy Fair Oaks, IN Partners: Fair Oak Dairy AMP Americas (Renewable Dairy Fuels, LLC) Contact: Obi Ofoegbu Project Engineer ampCNG oofoegbu@ampamericas.com Feedstock: Liquid manure Vehicles Fueled: 42 long-haul milk trucks Maximum Annual Fuel Production: 1.5 million diesel gallon equivalents Payback Period: Plant Cost: $18.5 ...
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New Waste-To-Energy Project From Quantum Biopower Illustrates Untapped Benefits Of Biogas For Communities Locally And Globally
An organic-waste-to-energy project in Connecticut USA begins producing electricity this year, demonstrating financial and environmental benefits achievable locally and globally by converting up to 40,000 tons of organic waste annually into environmentally harmonious green energy and dry biofertilizer. The Quantum Biopower Plant serving the central Connecticut region incorporates its GWE RAPTOR ...
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Natural Gas Overlooked in Obama's Clean Power Plan
NatGas: The Unnoticed Bridge to Achieving Obama's Clean Power Initiative Los Angeles, CA – (September 18, 2015) – It is now apparent that the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan aims to significantly reduce the amount of power generated by coal. It’s a game changer for utilities, mining companies and equipment suppliers. And, it’s another spotlight moment for ...
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Alternative Fuels - A Look At the Current Environment
Overview Vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel account for emissions of dangerous air pollutants and contribute to the presence of greenhouse gases. Consumers, businesses, and public entities looking for environmentally friendly alternatives to gasoline and diesel-powered cars and trucks have viable choices beyond the well-known battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric variants. Other ...
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