(Gasrec/NGV Journal) Commercial vehicle fleets running on LNG can now take advantage of the same huge CO2 savings being achieved by
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
Back TO HOMEBioLNG EuroNet Will Drive forward Decarbonisation of Road Transport across Europe with LNG
(BioLNG EuroNet) BioLNG EuroNet today (December 6, 2018) announced a commitment to the further expansion of LNG (liquefied natural gas)
December 11, 2018 Read Full Article
British Columbia Details Plan to Shift Homes, Cars to Clean Energy
by Julie Gordon (Reuters) The Western Canadian province of British Columbia on Wednesday outlined the first measures it will take to
December 06, 2018 Read Full Article
Finland: Grocery Store Uses Its Own Biowaste to Power Delivery Truck
(Gasum/NGV Journal) The grocery store chain Lidl and the energy company Gasum are partnering to promote the circular economy. As part
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
New Plant at Gothenburg Port Starts Offering Bio-LNG Bunkering to Ships
(Swedegas/NGV Journal) Gothenburg-based shipping company Terntank was the very first operator to take on LNG and bio-LNG at a new bunkering
December 03, 2018 Read Full Article
MAN Will Design and Build LNG Regasification Terminal in Finland
(MAN/NGV Journal) Under its brand MAN Cryo, MAN Energy Solutions has won the contract to design and deliver an LNG regasification
November 24, 2018 Read Full Article
European Parliament Admits Role of Biomethane to Decarbonize Mobility
(IVECO/NGV Journal) The European Parliament, in its plenary session, has voted its official opinion and amendments to the European Commission’s proposal
November 24, 2018 Read Full Article
European Parliament Approves REDII
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On Nov. 13, the European Parliament approved new targets for renewables, energy efficiency and second-generation
November 14, 2018 Read Full Article
Swedish Shipping Company Takes on Liquefied Biogas
(Bioenergy News) Skangas, a subsidiary of Gasum, has supplied liquefied biogas (LBG) to Furetank, a major Swedish shipping company. The LBG was
July 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Hidden Costs Behind the IMO’s New Regulations For Marine Biofuels: EIA Webinar Review
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Challenged by strict, binding international targets to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and sulfur
May 24, 2018 Read Full Article
UPDATE 2-U.S. LNG, Ethanol Sellers Buoyed by China Trade Talks
by Scott DiSavino (Reuters) China’s interest in reducing its trade surplus with the United States through increased energy imports could advance
May 23, 2018 Read Full Article
Wolf Administration Allocates $5 Million to Support Alternative Fuel Transportation Initiatives DEADLINES July 13, 2018 and December 14, 2018
(Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection) The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting grant applications for innovative, advanced fuel, and
May 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Icom, Hiller Ink New Deal for RNG/Diesel Dual-Fuel Systems
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) New Hudson, Mich.-based Icom North America and Ayr, Ontario-based Hiller Truck Tech have signed an exclusive
April 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Sustainability Is All the Rage but Financing of Extreme Fossil Fuels Is on the Rise
by Eshe Nelson (Quartz Media) ... Last year, when economic losses from natural and man-made disasters exceeded $300 billion, big banks across
March 30, 2018 Read Full Article
IVECO and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions Join Forces to Foster Energy Transition in the Commercial Vehicles Industry with Green Finance Schemes.
(IVECO) IVECO and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions have joined forces to help transport operators to renew their fleets with more
February 19, 2018 Read Full Article
Ohio EPA Invites Application to a New Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversion Grant Program
(Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Office of Environmental Education) Ohio EPA invites applications to a new Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) Conversion
January 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuels for the Marine Shipping Sector: An Overview and Analysis of Sector Infrastructure, Fuel Technologies and Regulations
by Chia-wen Carmen Hsieh and Claus Felby (University of Copenhagen/IEA Bioenergy) The merchant shipping sector is one of the mayor
December 29, 2017 Read Full Article
ACEA Conference: What Will Power Our Trucks, Vans and Buses in the Future?
(Automotive World/European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association) In line with the objectives of the European Commission’s Mobility Package, the European Automobile Manufacturers’
December 05, 2017 Read Full Article
What Is Renewable Natural Gas?
(RNG Coalition) Renewable Natural Gas ('RNG') is an ultra-clean and ultra low-carbon natural gas alternative. As organic waste breaks down it
December 04, 2017 Read Full Article
Plans for Dorcrecht Inland Seaport to Host Bunker Station for LNG and Other Cleaner Fuels
(PitPoint Clean Fuels) The Port of Rotterdam wants to realise a new multifuel bunker station for the refuelling of LNG and
October 18, 2017 Read Full Article
Renewable Natural Gas Increasingly Used to Meet Part of EPA’s Renewable Fuel Requirements
(U.S. Energy Information Agency) Renewable natural gas (RNG), which is derived from biogas collected at landfills and other facilities, is increasingly
October 06, 2017 Read Full Article
UK’s Largest Trial of Biogas Trucks Includes Six Major Fleet Operators
(Cenex/NGV Journal) Cenex (UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies) announced the UK’s largest trial of biomethane-fueled trucks.
August 10, 2017 Read Full Article
British Operator Will Trial Biogas Trucks under Demanding-Duty Cycle
(NGV Journal) Cenex (UK’s first Centre of Excellence for low carbon technologies) announced logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel Ltd will
July 25, 2017 Read Full Article
Biogas – What, Why, When and How? The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to RNG and Its Markets
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we wrote in our Digest Top 10 Predictions for 2017: Whether it is Intrexon, Calysta
June 06, 2017 Read Full Article
RNG, Cellulosic Fuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Susan Olson (BioCycle Magazine) Because of an all-time high waiver credit value paired with strong advanced RIN prices, renewable
March 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Study: RNG Fuel Use in California Transportation
by Lauren Tyler (NGT News) A team from the University of California Davis conducted a study for the California Air
December 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Ocean Going Vessels Going Green
by Lorenz Bauer (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) Currently over 866 million tons per year of CO2, or 2.4% of the
November 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Clinton's Plan to Reduce US Oil Consumption Likely Won't Work
by Tom DiChristopher (CNBC) ... Clinton says she would extend standards for vehicle fuel efficiency, methane emissions, building codes and appliance
October 04, 2016 Read Full Article
Sacramento County Switches to Renewable LNG
(Government Fleet) Sacramento County has announced that it will make the switch from liquefied natural gas (LNG) to renewable liquefied
September 09, 2016 Read Full Article
The SIAAP and SUEZ Introduce BioGNVAL, an Unprecedented Solution to Convert Wastewater into Liquid Biofuel
(SUEZ) At the Valenton plant (Val-de-Marne), Belaïde Bedreddine, the President of the inter-departmental syndicate for the sanitation of the Paris
September 05, 2016 Read Full Article
Wartsila, Gasum Cooperation Aims at Developing LNG Markets
(Wärtsilä Corp./Biomass Magazine) Wärtsilä and Finland based Gasum have signed a joint cooperation agreement aimed at developing the use, distribution,
September 03, 2016 Read Full Article
Maryland Launches AFV Incentive, Infrastructure Programs
(NGT News) The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) says that it is now accepting applications for the Maryland Freedom Fleet Voucher
August 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuels for Marine and Inland Waterways Transport
(Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe) A recent JRC (Joint Research Center) report finds that fuels like liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol are
August 03, 2016 Read Full Article
Shipping Sector Emissions: Alternative Fuels for Marine and Inland Waterways Transport
(European Commission Joint Research Center) A recent JRC report finds that fuels like liquefied natural gas (LNG) and methanol are
May 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digester Anchors Community-Scale Biofuel Production
by Rick Moore and Evan Edgar (BioCycle Magazine) How a California city of 100,000, which generates about 25,000 tons/year (tpy) of
May 03, 2016 Read Full Article
RFA Publishes Analysis of California LCFS Data
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The Renewable Fuels Association has released an analysis of recently published data on California’s Low
April 29, 2016 Read Full Article
IEA-RETD Launches Call for Proposal for Renewable Power-to-Gas (RE-P2G) Study DEADLINE: February 4, 2016
(Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe/IEA) Renewable Power-to-Gas (RE-P2G) technologies like renewable methane or renewable hydrogen can substitute fossil conventional and alternative fuels (natural
January 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels for Transport in Germany
(Task 39 Newsletter) ... This article briefly introduces the regulative framework in the EU and in Germany before addressing current
January 27, 2016 Read Full Article
UPS to Power Fleet with Gas from Landfills
by Carla Caldwell (Atlanta Business Chronicle) Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) will supply its fleet in two states
December 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Clean Energy RNG Fuel for Ryder Trucks
(Fleets & Fuels) Ryder Trucks in California to Use ‘Redeem’ Brand Biomethane, Clean Energy to Provide Fuel Station Maintenance Services Too
December 16, 2015 Read Full Article
That Blend Wall Buster, Renewable Natural Gas: The Digest’s 2015 8-Slide Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If the outlook on cellulosic biofuels is relatively bullish in 2015 compared to 2014 —
August 19, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Surpasses 'Major Milestone' for Alternative Fueling Stations
by Joseph Bebon (Next Gen Transportation News) With little fanfare, the U.S. reached the 20,000 mark for the number of
August 17, 2015 Read Full Article
The GOP's All-of-the-Above Energy Policy Is Nothing Like Obama's
by Rebecca Leber (New Republic) ... Walker and Bush intend to end subsidies for clean energy, largely continue the same century-old tax
August 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Confronting and Solving “Chicken or Egg” Conundrums in Renewable Project Development
by Tim Sklar (Biofuels Digest) Looking to turn vicious project financing cycles into virtuous cycles? This case study in developing
April 07, 2015 Read Full Article
The Cellulosic-RIN Revolution
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) Expanded cellulosic fuel pathways have led to a surge of biogas-based fuel credits, and producers
March 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Abengoa Plant May Reopen
by Joshua Lucero (Portales News-Tribune) More than two years after the Abengoa plant went off-line, Houston, Texas, based Natural Chem
December 09, 2014 Read Full Article
Fiberight Still Working toward MSW Plant in Iowa
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Despite delays, Fiberight’s plans to produce cellulosic ethanol from municipal solid waste (MSW) in
October 29, 2014 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Standard Rules Give Boost to Biogas
by Amanda Bilek (Biomass Magazine) There is little doubt that allowing biogas-based transportation fuel projects to sell either advanced biofuel
August 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Jet Fuel or Liquid Natural Gas: Now Available from a Trash Bin near You, Parts I and II
by Tim Sklar (Biofuels Digest) Anyone that has followed the evolution of processes that are used to make fuels out
July 22, 2014 Read Full Article
RNG: The Next Renewable Vehicle Fuel
By Stephanie Thorson (Canadian Biogas Association /Biomass Magazine) Renewable natural gas (RNG) is a little-known fuel that has enormous potential to economically
June 18, 2014 Read Full Article
Loebsack Introduces Legislation to Utilize and Expand Renewable Fuel Infrastructure
(Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) ) Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he introduced legislation that would establish a grant program through
February 13, 2014 Read Full Article
How to Play Cheap Natural Gas
by Jim Lane (BioInvest Digest) All you have to say is “natural gas” and a lot of people in the
February 13, 2013 Read Full Article
EU Launches Clean Fuel Strategy
(European Commission) The European Commission today announced an ambitious package of measures to ensure the build-up of alternative fuel stations