American Biogas Council Denounces EPA’s Latest RFS Rule
On Tuesday, October 15, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule that contradicted a promise to reallocate waived gallons from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and instead released a new proposal to adjust how it sets refinery targets,...
Iowa farm leaders warn Trump could lose rural voters unless he makes good on ethanol deal
Angry over proposed ethanol changes, Iowa agriculture leaders warned Wednesday that President Donald Trump will lose rural voters next year unless he makes good on a deal to restore millions of gallons of lost renewable fuel demand. "No more Iowa nice. Now, it's Iowa...
Energy Vision Honors Champions of Renewable Natural Gas
At its annual awards reception in Manhattan, the NGO and ABC member Energy Vision presented government and business leaders with awards for helping expand use of ultra-low carbon renewable natural gas (RNG) in New York and nationally. The awardees include: Rudi...
Are Ancient Bugs the Key to Storing Wind and Solar?
In this special podcast episode: We tour 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 electrons into...
Maryland releases draft plan to achieve climate goals
The Maryland Department of the Environment has drafted a comprehensive, economy-wide plan to dramatically reduce emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. The draft plan will set Maryland on an ambitious path and serve as a model for how the...
American Biogas Council is Hiring
The American Biogas Council has an immediate full-time opening in Washington, DC for an energetic individual motivated to promote clean energy technologies and build a career in the clean and renewable energy. We offer a dynamic and diverse set of responsibilities...
Save the farm, save the environment: Granville farm unveils digester that generates power from manure and food waste
Rockwood Farm's new anaerobic digester is up and running at their 600 cow farm, producing 450 kW of renewable electricity, soil amendments and hot water from manure and food waste in Massachusetts. The project was developed by ABC member Ag-Grid Energy and will...
Vanguard breaks ground on food waste to energy project
Vanguard Renewables, an ABC member based in Wellesley, Massachusetts, began construction of a new project, which represents a unique partnership between a Vermont college, a local dairy farm and a renewable energy company. Vanguard owns and operates an anaerobic...
DC Publishes Food Waste Co-Digestion Feasibility Study
This study, motivated by the District of Columbia's 80% solid waste diversion goal, looks at the volume of organic material available in DC proper, the role DC Water’s Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Facility can play, and the need for a comprehensive Organics Site...