CIM Group invests in affiliate of MAS Energy, RNG developer
CIM Group announced on July 20 that it has made a significant investment in an affiliate of MAS CanAm, LLC, the holding company for all of the renewable natural gas (RNG) activities undertaken by MAS Energy LLC, a privately held, Atlanta-based owner, developer, and...
Nicor Taking the Lead to Pilot RNG for Illinois Utility Customers
ABC Member and Southern Company’s Nicor Gas has gained approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to move forward with a pilot project to test delivering renewable natural gas (RNG) through its distribution system. Through the Renewable Gas Interconnection...
U.S. Gain Hires Lynn Lyon to Direct Sustainable Transportation Efforts
U.S. Gain, a leader in the development and distribution of alternative fuel and renewable thermal energy and ABC member, is excited to welcome Lynn Lyon as their new Director of Business Development – Sustainable Transportation. Through this role, Lyon will...
Bipartisan Bill Can Grow Biogas-Related Markets and Investment in Rural America
July 26, 2021 - WASHINGTON - The American Biogas Council (ABC), the trade association for the U.S. biogas industry, praised the introduction of the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Thune (R-SD). A companion bill,...
This ‘sustainable infrastructure company’ just raised $2 billion to build more clean tech
Generate Capital, a San Francisco-based startup and ABC member that just announced a new funding of $2 billion, calls itself a “sustainable infrastructure” company. You could think of it like a modern utility company, where the utility manages everything: solar,...
Welcome New Member: Tokyo Gas America Ltd.!
Tokyo Gas America Ltd. was established on February 1, 2013 and is fully owned by Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. We develop wide-ranging businesses that include upstream operations such as gas field development, midstream to downstream operations as exemplified by power...
Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan to buy Kinetrex Energy in green energy push
Pipeline operator Kinder Morgan Inc said it would buy renewable natural gas developer Kinetrex Energy from an affiliate of Parallel49 Equity for $310 million, to expand into green energy amid investor pressure to tackle climate change. Kinder Morgan in March had...
More Food Waste in Md. Will Be Diverted as a Large Digester Finishes Construction
Large grocery stores, restaurants and fresh produce distributors in Maryland send their food waste to landfills, mostly because there is no other option in the state for such large amounts of waste. But that is expected to change as a result of a recent state law that...
Thune, Brown Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Biogas/RNG Production, Promote Investment in Rural America
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) introduced bipartisan legislation to encourage investment in biodigester and nutrient recovery systems, while establishing a market for farmers who already have a surplus of waste materials that can be used for...