New Photos of Brightmark’s Sumpter, SC Poultry-RNG Project
The 1.5 Megawatt Sumter, SC RNG project by ABC member Brightmark Energy uses biogas generated from poultry litter. to produce enough electricity and hot water for 500-700 households. Pilgrim's is one of the world's leading poultry producers. Nearly 1 in every 5...
Oregon Law Intensifies Carbon Reduction Efforts
Governor Kate Brown signed an executive order on Tuesday, March 10 that will expand and intensify Oregon’s Clean Fuels Program, also known as the low carbon fuel standard. This program is designed to reduce Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions; more specifically, it...
Gevo discusses plans to produce low carbon ethanol with biogas
Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo, discussed plans to produce renewable aviation fuel and upgrade the company’s biorefinery in Luverne, Minnesota, to produce low carbon ethanol...In March, the company celebrated the grand opening of a wind power project that will provide...
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The City of Mesa, Arizona is a full service municipal government which provides gas, wastewater, and solid waste services. More >>
SB 1383: A Revolution For Organic Waste
SB 1383 requires a 50 percent reduction in organic waste disposal from 2014 levels by 2020, and a 75 percent reduction by 2025. That will require the diversion of up to 27 million tons of organic waste by 2025 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, SB 1383...
ABC Staff Initiating Remote Work Procedures
Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, the staff of the American Biogas Council, provided by Technology Transition Corporation, has initiated our remote work environment for the rest of the month and will continue to operate at full capacity. Our entire staff is prepared...
Tony Evers appoints clean energy advocate Tyler Huebner to WI Public Service Commission
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has named an engineer and clean energy advocate to the state’s utility regulation board. Tyler Huebner, who has served for the past seven years as director of Renew Wisconsin, will fill the Public Service Commission seat vacated last month by...
ReFED Announces New Executive Director, Dana Gunders
Rethink Food Waste Through Econonics and Data (ReFED) has announced that Dana Gunders is ReFED’s new executive director. Gunders has been serving in this role in an interim capacity since November 2019, when Chris Cochran resigned. ReFED is a multi-stakeholder...
Farm Powered Anaerobic Digester at Vermont Farm
Here's a recent photo of construction of the farm powered anaerobic digester at Goodrich Farm in Salisbury, Vermont by ABC member Vanguard Renewables. Farm based biogas systems like this one will recycle manure and other organics into renewable energy in the form of...