Photo: Foundation construction underway for MD digester by Bioenergy DevCo
In Jessup, MD, ABC member Bioenergy DevCo is constructing an anaerobic digester system to recycle food waste into biogas and soil products. The project is located at the Maryland Food Center which is one of the largest produce terminals on the East Coast. Construction...
The NEXT 50 Companies to Disrupt the World* (*in a really great way)
The NEXT 50 from Biofuels Digest are companies whose emerging technology promises to disrupt markets (or is already doing so) and powering a transition from the old economy to the bioeconomy based on rapid innovation and the sustainable use of natural, renewable...
Anaerobic Digester/Biogas System Operator Guidebook Published by EPA AgSTAR
EPA AgSTAR's newest resource is the Anaerobic Digester/Biogas System Operator Guidebook designed to improve the successful development, implementation, and operation of on-farm AD/biogas systems. The Guidebook complements other AgSTAR resources for developing on-farm...
Connecticut’s first dairy biogas project almost complete
The new facility at Fort Hill Farms in Thompson, CT will recycle food waste and manure into renewable energy and soil products. Fort Hill Farms is a fourth-generation farm that currently has more than 400 cows and is part of two dairy farm cooperatives called The...
Danish Companies Have the Potential to Be Part of California’s Transition Towards Climate Smart Agriculture
In the California dairy sector, the transition towards climate smart agriculture is on. The increased focus on sustainability creates vast opportunities for Danish solution providers operating in the sector. Therefore, The Trade Council and the Danish Agriculture and...
AgSTAR Updates Its Livestock AD Database
The U.S. EPA’s AgSTAR program has been tracking data on farm-based livestock manure anaerobic digestion (AD) for 20 years. A September 2020 update of farm-based manure digesters shows a trend toward renewable natural gas production. Its most recent update found 263...
California’s SB 1383 Regulations Receive Official Stamp Of Approval
On November 3, 2020, CalRecycle received a Notice of Approval of Regulatory Action (pdf file) from the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on its SB 1383 Short-Lived Climate Pollutants regulations, making them final and set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. SB 1383...
NW Natural Pushes Expanded Hydrogen, RNG Projects Despite Pandemic
While Covid-19 continues to have a financial impact, Portland, OR-based NW Natural is pursuing acquisitions of small water utilities, rolling out hydrogen research projects and expanding its sources of renewable natural gas (RNG). In the ongoing RNG expansion program,...
Brightmark Breaks Ground on Sobek Renewable Natural Gas Project in Florida
Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider and ABC member, broke ground this week on The Sobek Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project, which includes the construction of new anaerobic digesters at two Larson family dairy farms in Okeechobee County, Florida. The...