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...
30+% boost to average biogas production at Wisconsin dairy farm
As a demonstration, ABC member Drylet deployed its product, Bio React AD, at Dallmann's East River Dairy which is host to a 1.7-million gallon capacity digester designed by another ABC member, DVO, Inc. The manure from its 2,400 cows generates electricity, bedding,...
ABC and 65 industry associations ask Congress to act on tax extenders
A diverse group of 66 different trade associations representing industries as wide-ranging as biogas, realty, veterinary medicine, biofuels and railroads, to name a few, sent a letter to House and Senate leaders Nov. 11 asking them to act on a tax extenders package....
DTE Energy waste-to-energy initiative wins American Biogas Council’s dairy project of the year
The Calumet Renewable Natural Gas Project by ABC member DTE Biomass Energy has been named the 2019 'Project of the Year' in the agriculture, dairy category by the American Biogas Council (ABC). It was recognized 'for the use of an innovative business model to manage...
Sievers testifies at Senate hearing on Farm Bill implementation
American Biogas Council Director Bryan Sievers testified at a hearing held by the U.S. Senate Committee, Nutrition and Forestry on Nov. 7 focused on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill’s rural development and energy programs. Sievers, operates a family farm near...
Exhibit Reservations Open for BIOGAS AMERICAS
The American Biogas Council is now accepting reservations for the Expo at BIOGAS AMERICAS-Powered by ABC which will be in Las Vegas this coming June. BIOGAS AMERICAS is positioned to become the largest and most important annual gathering of the biogas industry. This...