New York Food Waste Law Unlocks Economic Opportunity
New York State alone spends $36 million per year solely to transport and dispose of excess food. But there's good news: a new law banning landfilling of food waste in New York State is estimated to provide a net economic benefit of nearly $22 million per year, along...
New York to Approve One of the World’s Most Ambitious Climate Plans
New York lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan that calls for the state to all but eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, envisioning an era when gas-guzzling cars, oil-burning heaters and furnaces would be phased out, and all of the state’s...
Southington plant turns food waste to energy, owners say there’s lot of expansion room
Connecticut could vastly expand the amount of food waste that it recycles into energy and fertilizer, the owners of Southington-based Quantum Biopower said Monday. With the right tax incentives, the food-waste-to-energy industry could thrive in the state, U.S. Sen....
Chevron partners with biomethane developer to harvest, market gas from local dairy manure
Chevron USA Inc. announced Tuesday it has partnered with a Visalia-based company to help fund up to 18 dairy "digesters" that would harvest methane from cow manure in Kern, Kings and Tulare counties. The oil giant, under its deal with California Bioenergy LLC, also...
Shape the biogas conversation at ABC’s Annual Conference at BioCycle REFOR19
BIOCYCLE REFOR19 will be held October 28-31, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin and BioCycle editors are synthesizing input from industry, government, academic and other stakeholders to create lively, super informative, interactive sessions at BIOCYCLE REFOR19. The Call for...
American Natural Gas Acquires AMP CNG Expanding Network To Over 60 Stations
American Natural Gas (ANG) today acquired AMP CNG, a natural gas fuel provider. This acquisition bolsters ANG’s reach by adding 20 additional natural gas fueling stations to its portfolio. American Natural Gas will maintain headquarters in Saratoga Springs, NY. ANG...
Small-Refinery Waiver Deadline Proposed
With the EPA showing no signs of stemming the tide in granting small-refinery waivers, a bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday would set a middle-of-the-year deadline for waiver applications. Since 2018, EPA has granted 54 waivers...
Ernst Pushes for Greater Transparency in Small Refinery Waiver Process
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) continues to be a strong voice for Iowa farmers and ethanol producers, this time pushing bipartisan legislation that will bring greater transparency and predictability to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s small refinery...
Capstone Turbine strengthens its partnership with IndyCar Series drivers
CEO Darren Jamison tells Proactive Investors the microturbine energy system developer has strengthened its partnership with the IndyCar Series by inviting professional race car drivers Colton Herta and Conor Daly to its headquarters. Jamison says the two will serve as...