Two RFS Power Coalition Members Testify at EPA Hearing: It’s Time for the Federal Government to Do Its Job and Process eRIN Applications and Pathways
Today, the Biomass Power Association and American Biogas Council delivered testimony at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hearing in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Both witnesses called on the EPA to process applications that will allow biogas, biomass and...
Don’t let state regulators limit energy choice in California
As mayors of Diamond Bar, Rosemead and West Covina, we collectively represent more than 200,000 constituents in the San Gabriel Valley — constituents who work hard to provide for their families, and in some cases, their businesses. Like most Californians, one of the...
Natural Gas Truck Sales Are on the Rise
Retail sales of U.S. and Canadian Class 8 Natural Gas trucks have increased in 2019, reversing the declining trend from the year before, according to ACT Research’s Alternative Fuels Quarterly. As of May, year-to-date sales were up 43% and were also up 10% from...
Can Renewable Natural Gas Actually Compete With Diesel?
For truck fleets looking to cut fuel expenses and reliance on diesel — and to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards — renewable natural gas is becoming a hot commodity. There’s also the perk that comes from California’s low carbon fuel standard and the...
Capstone Announces the 4-Year Results of its Extensive Parts Remanufacturing Program, Resulting in a Cumulative $15 Million Savings in Aftermarket Costs
ABC member Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, announced today the results from four years of its Extensive Parts Remanufacturing (EPR) program, implemented back in 2015, to reduce material...
Impressive Eighth Place Finish for Colton Herta at Mid-Ohio
The #88 Capstone Turbine Honda team had its fifth top-ten finish this weekend in the Honda 200 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Colton Herta qualified for the 203.22-mile race in seventh position and ran in the top-ten for the majority of the 90-lap competition. The...
EESI: Jobs in renewable fuels, biomass energy up in 2018
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute released a fact sheet on jobs in renewable energy, energy efficiency and resilience July 23 that shows U.S. jobs in renewable fuels and biomass power both increased from 2017 to 2018...Biogas is estimated to support 145,000...
Bright Biomethane North America to Supply Its First RNG Projects in State of New York
Following the recent establishment of Bright Biomethane North America, the first biogas upgrading projects will soon be realized in the north west of the State of New York. These will be the first RNG projects of the East Coast of the United States with high efficient...
Amp Americas Secures New Investment for Dairy RNG Developments
ABC member Amp Americas is using a new investment of $75 million to fund new dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) projects. The capital commitment is led by EIV Capital and includes participation from existing Amp investors. Amp has also closed a new investment by an...