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...
US voters show strong support for Renewable Fuel Standard
A new nationwide US survey conducted by Morning Consult has found strong support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Support for the latter has reached its highest level since polling was conducted on RFS support in 2016. The survey additionally found that...
UNSW scientists design graphene filter to purify methane from biogas
The University of New South Wales scientists that developed a graphene filter to improve the quality of drinking water have discovered a new application for the very thin form of carbon – the ability for graphene to purify methane from biogas produced in wastewater...
UPS hits the gas on greener delivery truck fleet
United Parcel Service Inc on Wednesday announced plans to buy more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks over three years and step up purchases of renewable natural gas (RNG) as part of a new $450 million investment to reduce the environmental impact of its...
DMT is Hiring
DMT Clear Gas Solutions is hiring. Currently, openings exist for the Oregon based ABC member for an Electrical Engineer and Cost and Procurement Manager. More >>
Deep Dive Into Food Waste Management (Sourcing To Digesting)
If you want to get deep into food waste management, a number of speakers will be covering a wide variety of issues at BioCycle REFOR19, the Annual Conference of the American Biogas Council in Madison, WI Oct 28-31. Featuring ABC members Environmental Law Institute,...
Money from manure
An excellent feature piece on Threemile Canyon Farms, Oregon’s largest dairy with 68,340 cattle, including 33,000 milking cows. In 2012, the farm built an anaerobic digester to capture methane emissions from all that manure and generate electricity. Now it's expanding...
Argonne National Laboratory Releases 2019 GREET Models
Argonne National Laboratory’s Systems Assessment Center has released their 2019 suite of GREET Models. The GREET model is a unique analytical tool that simulates the energy use and emissions output of carious vehicle and fuel combinations. It uses full life...
Evolution Of A Food Waste Digester
[BioCycle] The North State Rendering digester in California was originally set up to process food waste and FOG. They've had quite a run of figuring out depackaging, how to adjust the system to food waste contamination, the CA food waste recycling law, and solids in...