Weekly Project Update from AcuComm
In this weekly project update from ABC member AcuComm, they feature updates on 5 US biogas projects and one new biogas upgrading project. More >>
Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods Break Ground on Largest Renewable Natural Gas Project in North Carolina
Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods, Inc. are pleased to announce that the companies are breaking ground on North Carolina’s largest renewable natural gas (RNG) project through their joint venture, ABC member Align Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)SM. Located in Duplin and...
Turning rotten food and poop into energy: Investors smell an opportunity
U.S. investors are beginning to smell an opportunity in the waste-to-energy market, where livestock dung and food garbage is traded. Interest is being fueled by new state laws and by demand from companies such as UPS Inc... “2019 is probably the biggest year in the...
BioCycle REFOR19 Conference: Early Bird Discount Expires Soon, Few Exhibitor Spots Remain
The 19th Annual BioCycle Conference On Renewable Energy From Organics Recycling Conference, also the Annual Conference of the American Biogas Council, is coming to Madison, Wisconsin, October 28-31, 2019. Your opportunity to save $50 on two-day attendee registration...
Ohio Food Manufacturer JM Smucker Achieves Zero Waste Goal with help from Grind2Energy
Best known for its brands like Smucker’s Preserves, Folgers, Jif and Milk-Bone, The J.M. Smucker Company recently announced it had achieved the company's 2020 goal of reducing 95 percent of waste from landfills a year early. One of the key learnings they discovered...
ABC and 3 Trade Associations Commend New Bill by Reps. Stefanik and Peters to Boost Baseload Renewable Power
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY) and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) yesterday introduced the Renewable Electricity Tax Credit Equalization Act, a bill that renews and extends a tax credit which has been expired since 2017. This fix is critical to the biomass,...
Dover, MA Transfer Station adds food waste program
Dover’s Transfer Station has installed a designated area for residents to dispose of their food waste. This includes bones, shells, corn cobs, tea bags, coffee grounds, and all meats, eggs and fish. All food must be bagged. Residents may use any type of bag — plastic,...
Investors smell an opportunity in ripe waste market
US investors are beginning to smell an opportunity in the waste-to-energy market, where livestock dung and food garbage is traded, with interest being fuelled by new state laws and demand from companies such as UPS. After a lull in investor interest stretching back a...
Power To Gas: NREL project converts renewable electricity into renewable methane for storage in existing natural gas pipelines
Southern California Gas Co. and Electrochaea today announced the commissioning of the nation's first scalable biomethanation reactor system at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Energy System Integration Facility in Golden,...