Shell Oil plans to build a new renewable natural gas facility in Southern Idaho, and there may be more coming online in the very new future that will not only help reduce CO2 emissions but also help the dairy industry in Idaho. Once operational the RNG facility, Shell Downstream Bovarius, is expected to produce approximately 400,000 MMBtu per year of negative carbon intensity RNG using cow manure from the dairy. The gas will be shipped by pipeline from Idaho to California using an existing pipeline. The use of RNG in the form of compressed natural gas can reduce CO2 emissions from around 50 percent to 100 percent compared to fossil fuels. More >>
