PlanET Biogas USA Brings Latest Digester Technology to Wisconsin with DTE
ABC members PlanET Biogas USA and DTE Biomass Energy (DTEBE) have teamed together to construct new world-class anaerobic digesters at three dairy farms in Wisconsin. These projects will take manure supplied by the host farm, process and upgrade it into renewable...
Congress Applies Pressure to EPA on eRINs
EPA's juggling act over renewable fuels may soon become a little more complicated. Senators who support renewable electricity in the fuels law — a sideshow to the battle over liquid biofuel that goes in cars and trucks — want the agency to take action on applications...
Chairman Thompson, Ways and Means Democrats Unveil Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now Act
This draft legislation is a comprehensive approach to tackling climate change by using the tax code to extend and expand renewable energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Estimates say that climate change will cost Americans more than $500 billion each year...
American Biogas Council Praises House Introduction of the GREEN Act
November 19, 2019 - WASHINGTON - The Ways and Means Committee in the House of Representatives has released a discussion draft of the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act including several provisions that support the biogas industry. The...
VGS Targets Elimination of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050
ABC member VGS (formerly Vermont Gas) announced today an ambitious and comprehensive strategy to transform the company and eliminate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The company outlined three key strategies to achieve the near-term goal of a 30% greenhouse gas...
Michigan utility pledges net-zero methane emissions from gas delivery system
Michigan’s largest utility says it will eliminate methane emissions from its natural gas delivery system over the next decade. Consumers’ plan calls for an 80% reduction in methane leaks from its gas delivery system from 2011 levels by 2030. The remaining 20% will be...
Are Ancient AD Bugs the Key to Storing Wind and Solar?
In this special podcast episode: Greentech Media tours NREL’s new bioreactor that creates renewable methane from microorganisms, hydrogen and CO2. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory and SoCalGas are currently running a new bioreactor that could turn renewable...
Minneapolis looks to improve access to composting in order to reduce waste
In the next decade, Minneapolis wants its residents and businesses to recycle or compost 80% of its waste. That means getting people to send more food scraps, paper towels and other compostable waste into the organics bin, not the regular trash, according to the city....
Demand for Clean Energy’s Redeem RNG grows, new contracts announced
ABC member Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has announced new fuel, construction and service agreements as more fleets convert from diesel to Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG), a transportation fuel made from organic waste that not only addresses short-term air quality...