(Bioenergy Insight) A new report, commissioned by Cadent and carried out by Ernst & Young has examined what market framework, mechanisms
Renewable Natural Gas (RNG)
Back TO HOMERNG Is the Fast Track to Cleaner Air in California
by Thomas Lawson (California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition/ACT News) California policy makers—at the local and state level—are increasingly under pressure to
May 10, 2018 Read Full Article
RNG Helping Trucking Companies Improve Air Quality for California Ports
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Six trucking firms operating in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., are deploying
May 10, 2018 Read Full Article
Rallying for RNG
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas’s Marcus Gillette discusses the organization, its goals and progress in
May 09, 2018 Read Full Article
The Production and Use of Renewable Natural Gas as a Climate Strategy in the United States
by Rebecca Gasper and Tim Searchinger (World Resources Institute) The production of renewable natural gas (RNG, also known as biomethane or upgraded
May 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Biomethane Supply Expected to Grow at North American CNG Stations
(Fortistar/NGV Journal) Fortistar, LLC will be entering construction shortly on a portfolio of new landfill Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) projects for
May 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Trillium CNG Rebrands as Trillium as It Expands into Alternative Fuels
(Trucks.com/ACT News) For 20 years, Trillium CNG has been one of the country’s largest providers of compressed natural gas and CNG services. And
May 04, 2018 Read Full Article
New Biogas-to-RNG Plant in Iowa to Serve Transportation Industry
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) GAIN Clean Fuel and BioResource Development (BRD) have announced the start-up of a renewable natural gas
May 03, 2018 Read Full Article
India’s Biofuels Horizons: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Praj Industries
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Praj is an India-based process solutions specialist with continued leadership in ethanol & brewery space over
April 26, 2018 Read Full Article
RNG Coalition Releases RNG Project Map, Database
(Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas/Biomass Magazine) The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) announced the release April 19 of a
April 25, 2018 Read Full Article
Woodland Meadows Landfill Gas-to-RNG Facility Now Open
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Ameresco Inc. says its gas-to-energy facility at Waste Management’s Woodland Meadows Landfill in Michigan has achieved
April 24, 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
Renewable Natural Gas Production Facilities Grow by 85% in Four Years
by Alyssa Danigelis (Energy Manager Today) A new map and project database show at least 76 operational renewable natural gas production
April 23, 2018 Read Full Article
Dane County Executive Parisi Kicks Off Construction of First of its Kind Project in the Nation
(Dane County Wisconsin) Creates Economic Incentive for Development of Lakes Clean Up Efforts -- Today (April 19, 2018), Dane County Executive Joe
April 23, 2018 Read Full Article
RNG Bill Moves Forward in California
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Today, the California Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications advanced a pro-renewable natural gas
April 19, 2018 Read Full Article
ZERO NOW: Clean Energy’s Stations Offer Biomethane at $1 a Gallon
(Clean Energy Fuels Corp./ NGV Journal) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. introduced ZERO NOW, a fueling solution that combines the world’s
April 19, 2018 Read Full Article
Northern Forest Center, Calgren Dairy Fuels Win Industry Awards
(Biomass Magazine) BBI International and Biomass Magazine named its annual industry award winners at the 11th International Biomass Conference & Expo underway in Atlanta,
April 18, 2018 Read Full Article
Biogas-to-RNG Facility Approved for Kern County, Calif.
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) The California Energy Commission (CEC) has given the green light to a facility that will turn
April 17, 2018 Read Full Article
Global Green to Expand Biogas Program to 2 California Cities
(Global Green/Biomass Magazine) Non-profit, Global Green announced March 23 it will select two Southern California cities as partners to participate in
April 04, 2018 Read Full Article
Washington Governor Signs RNG Bill into Law
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., has signed into law a bill designed to encourage the increased development
April 02, 2018 Read Full Article
EPA Publishes CAFE Standards Mid-Term Evaluation Final Determination
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) On April 2, 2018, the Administrator signed the Mid-term Evaluation Final Determination which finds that the model
April 02, 2018 Read Full Article
What’s Next in Cellulosic Biofuels and Biogas?: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iogen says it has “one of the world’s largest and most experienced teams in developing, designing, de-bugging,
April 02, 2018 Read Full Article
Borough in London Chooses Biomethane to Fuel Heavy Duty Fleet
(Islington Council/NGV Journal) Islington Council has revealed plans for a new “green fleet” of vehicles that will use the cleanest possible
March 21, 2018 Read Full Article
Researchers Develop Methanation Technology to Produce RNG
(University of Waterloo/Biomass Magazine) Farm manure could be a viable source of renewable energy to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that
March 21, 2018 Read Full Article
Sakol Energy Poised to Become a Fully Integrated Power Provider
(Sakol Energy) Sakol Energy PLC (SKE), a natural gas provider, has successfully acquired the last biomass licence with high FIT rate
March 21, 2018 Read Full Article
Scania Engines Being Tested with Raw Untreated Biogas
(Scania/Biomass Magazine) Producing biogas from waste materials for use as vehicle fuel and heating is not new. And Scania has been
March 15, 2018 Read Full Article
SoCal Fleet Switches to PHEV, RNG Armored Trucks
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Efficient Drivetrains Inc. (EDI), a provider of zero-emissions hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) drivetrain solutions, has
March 13, 2018 Read Full Article
It Doesn’t Stink – North America’s First Closed-Loop Waste Management System Opens
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) In Canada, Surrey’s Biofuel Facility officially opened in the Port Kells industrial area in the British Columbia
March 12, 2018 Read Full Article
Tax Act May Spur More Investment in RNG, Biogas Projects
by Doug Lamb and Durham McCormick (Biomass Magazine/Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas) ... While the tax code is clearly not responsible for
March 09, 2018 Read Full Article
Diesel with 89% Lower GHGs: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Synpet Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Synpet was founded in 2014 as a developer of a synthetic petroleum (SYNPET) business using its Thermal
March 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Whither Goest Thou, Biogas? The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas Markets and Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) America generates very large quantities of biogas; in total, almost 10% of America’s gasoline consumption in
March 07, 2018 Read Full Article
Renewable Gas Use Will Help Reduce Europe’s GHG to Net-Aero by 2050
(Gas for Climate/NGV Journal) Renewable gas used in existing gas infrastructure could play an important role in reducing Europe’s greenhouse gas
February 26, 2018 Read Full Article
Biomethane Market Development Gains Momentum in Italy
(Xebec/NGV Journal) Canada-based Xebec has signed an exclusive three-year agreement with SAPIO Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno Srl, distributor of technical gases, to
February 21, 2018 Read Full Article
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport Rolls out Biomethane Shuttle Buses
(VINCI Airports/NGV Journal) As part of its commitment to environmental responsibility, the Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport is launching of a fleet
February 14, 2018 Read Full Article
Renewable Dairy Fuels Kicks off Construction of Indiana Biogas Facility
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Renewable Dairy Fuels (RDF), a business unit of AMP Americas, has announced that construction has begun on what
February 13, 2018 Read Full Article
The Renewable Gas Supply Issue
by Cliff Gladstein (ACT News) For several years there have been significant efforts to capture and divert fugitive renewable gases toward
February 08, 2018 Read Full Article
That Was Then, This Is NOW! or The New Economics of Biogas Projects
by Scott Warfield (CERES Project Services/Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) ... The big game changer for financing, profitability and financial returns of anaerobic
February 08, 2018 Read Full Article
Clean Energy’s Redeem™ Sales Reports Double Digit Growth In 2017; Continues Position As North America’s Largest Provider Of Renewable Natural Gas
(Clean Energy) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) announced today that sales of Redeem™, its renewable natural gas (RNG) offering and the cleanest fuel commercially
February 06, 2018 Read Full Article
Case Studies Demonstrate Success of Biomethane as Vehicle Fuel
(NGV Journal/Energy Vision) The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the sustainable energy NGO Energy Vision released two
February 05, 2018 Read Full Article
State of the Advanced Bioeconomy 2018 – An 8-Part Series
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This week in the Digest, we begin a Special 8-part Series: The State of the Advanced Bioeconomy:
January 31, 2018 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Sees Double-Digit Growth for Redeem RNG in 2017
by Joseph Bebon (NGT News) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has announced that sales of Redeem, its renewable natural gas (RNG) vehicle fuel brand, grew
January 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Québec’s First Biomethanation Project Allows to Refuel Local Fleet
(Énergir/NGV Journal) The City of Saint-Hyacinthe confirmed that its biomethanation plant has entered full service, along with the injection of the
January 29, 2018 Read Full Article
INSIGHTS Anaerobic Digesters as a Tool for California’s Clean Transportation Efforts
by Cliff Gladstein (Gladstein, Neandross & Associates/ACT News) As one of the most populous states in the nation and a center
January 23, 2018 Read Full Article
Cash out of Trash: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Fiberight
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Fiberight is a privately held company founded in 2007 with current operations in Virginia, Maryland and
January 12, 2018 Read Full Article
€12.4 Million Investment for Swedish Biogas from Industrial Waste Project
(Bioenergy Insight) The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has awarded an investment grant to explore the possibility of producing biogas from industrial
January 12, 2018 Read Full Article
New California Program to Develop 5 Dairy Digester RNG Projects
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) In mid-December, the California Public Utilities Commission established a new program that aims to reduce methane
January 05, 2018 Read Full Article
A Single European Biomethane Market, a Step Closer to Reality
(NGV Journal) The European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR) members announced that the application of the ERGaR RED scheme has been submitted
January 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Irish University Leads EU-Funded Project for Natural Gas Vehicles
(NGV Journal/NUI Galway) National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway) and Gas Networks Ireland are leading a new transport revolution as
January 03, 2018 Read Full Article
Tacoma Wants to Turn Your Poop into Renewable Fuel. Really.
by Candace Ruud (The News Tribune) ... In a few years, the stuff you flush could be used as green fuel,
December 30, 2017 Read Full Article
Canadian Ground-Breaking Waste Management System Will Produce Biogas to Power Surrey’s Refuse Fleet
(NGV Journal) Waste-to-product company Renewi plc has started accepting the first waste at its new Organics Biofuels Processing Facility in Surrey
December 26, 2017 Read Full Article
What is Renewable Methane?
by Cliff Gladstein (ACT News) ... Attitudes toward the utility of natural gas as the environmentally preferred fuel began to change when
December 14, 2017 Read Full Article
SoCalGas Model Energy Design Includes RNG Focus
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is partnering with the University of California-Irvine’s Advanced Power & Energy
December 14, 2017 Read Full Article
Aria Energy Partners with BP to Expand RNG Business
by Joseph Bebon (NGT News) Novi, Mich.-based Aria Energy has announced it purchased a 50% interest in Mavrix LLC from BP and will
December 12, 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
Biofuels, Electrification, Efficiency: All Necessary in Transport Sector Decarbonization
by Jessie Stolark (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... Global leaders will need to decide on and implement deep decarbonization strategies
November 30, 2017 Read Full Article
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Pioneer in Biomethane Fleet
(NGV Journal) Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport awarded Clean Energy a renewable natural gas fueling contract for the airport’s vehicle
November 30, 2017 Read Full Article
Estonia’s Eesti Gas to Start Selling Biomethane Next Year
(Bioenergy Insight) Estonian natural gas distributor Eesti Gaas has signed a contract with renewable fuels provider Rohegaas to buy around 11
November 28, 2017 Read Full Article
City of Vancouver, FortisBC Working Together to Tackle Climate Change
(FortisBC) ... Together, FortisBC and Vancouver are working to increase the use and supply of renewable natural gas. FortisBC is
November 28, 2017 Read Full Article
UPS ‘Dramatically’ Boosts Renewable Natural Gas for Fleets
by Joseph Bebon (NGT News) UPS has announced an agreement with Big Ox Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Environmental Energy Capital LLC, to
November 21, 2017 Read Full Article
DFW Airport Signs Up for Renewable Natural Gas
by Joseph Bebon (NGT News) During the Airports Going Green 2017 conference, Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that event host Dallas Fort Worth
November 16, 2017 Read Full Article
What’s Next in Cellulosic Biofuels and Biogas?: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iogen says it has has “one of the world’s largest and most experienced teams in
November 09, 2017 Read Full Article
SEAT Delivers Largest Biomethane Vehicle Fleet in Switzerland
(NGV Journal/SPIE Switzerland) The event marking the delivery to SPIE Switzerland Ltd of 30 SEAT Leon ST TGI models running on
November 08, 2017 Read Full Article
RNG Coalition Adds Biofuel Policy, Government Affairs Experts
(Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas /Biomass Magazine) The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) recently announced the addition of four
November 07, 2017 Read Full Article
US Congress Act 'Would' Fix Biogas and AD Tax Credit Inequality
(Bioenergy Insight) The American Biogas Council (ABC) has welcomed the introduction of a new bill in Congress which would extend the
November 07, 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
Dairy-Derived RNG Fuel Cleaner than Electricity As the Company Opens New Office in Los Angeles And Pledges 100% RNG to All Its CNG Customers
(Fleets and Fuels) Amp Claims Lowest CI Rating Ever By Far -- Amp Americas said yesterday that its RNG/renewable natural
October 05, 2017 Read Full Article
Environmental and Energy Study Institute Publishes Fact Sheet: Biogas—Converting Waste to Energy
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) The United States produces more than 70 million tons of organic waste each year. While source
October 04, 2017 Read Full Article
Californian Pipelines Increasing Offer of Renewable Natural Gas
(NGV Journal) Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced new initiatives that will make it easier for renewable gas production facilities
August 24, 2017 Read Full Article
IRENA Technology Brief: Biogas for Road Vehicles
(Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe/IEA Bioenergy Task 37 Newsletter) This brief highlights the technologies available – both established and newly emerging – for
August 24, 2017 Read Full Article
Biofuels and Biogas Unite in Call for Cellulosic Targets
(Biofuels International) Leading US advocates for advanced liquid and gasified biofuels have united to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
August 24, 2017 Read Full Article
Greenfield Global Evaluating Major Expansion of Biofuels Production in Varennes, Quebec
(Cision PR Newswire/Greenfield Global) Greenfield Global Inc., (formerly GreenField Specialty Alcohols Inc.) Canada's largest ethanol producer and a world leader in high-purity
August 15, 2017 Read Full Article
RNG Stakeholders Testify at EPA Renewable Fuel Volume Standard Hearing
by Lauren Tyler (NGT News) Several renewable natural gas stakeholders attended the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) public comment hearing today
August 03, 2017 Read Full Article
California Legislature Extends Cap-and-Trade, Codifies Low Carbon Fuel Standard
by Lauren Tyler (NGT News) The California legislature has voted to extend the state’s cap-and-trade program by 10 years to
July 20, 2017 Read Full Article
UPS Announces New Push for Use of Green Fuels in Its Fleets
by Liz Gyekye (Bioenergy Insight) ... The company also set a new goal that by 2025, 40% of all ground fuel
July 04, 2017 Read Full Article
From Coal-Fired CO2: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Capturing Flue Gas via Microalgae
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A recent DOE project with MicroBio Engineering had the primary objective of a detailed techno-economic
June 30, 2017 Read Full Article
LA Metro Adding Nearly 300 New Biomethane-Powered Buses
(NGVAmerica/NGV Journal) Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) voted to purchase 295 40-foot CNG buses, which will be fueled
June 26, 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
DTE Biomass Acquires RNG Facilities to Fuel Texas Transit Buses
by Lauren Tyler (NGT News) DTE Biomass Energy, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based subsidiary of DTE Energy, says it has acquired two
June 05, 2017 Read Full Article
Clean Energy RNG for Republic Services
by Rich Piellisch (Fleets & Fuels) Using Redeem Brand Renewable Natural Gas in 20 States; Waste Hauler Will Triple Its Use
May 31, 2017 Read Full Article
Clean Energy RNG for LA Metro Buses
(Fleets & Fuels) Contract Kicks Off with a One-Year Pilot; Could Lead to RNG Supply for 2,200 Buses with Estimated Annual
May 31, 2017 Read Full Article
New Study Shows Economic Value of RNG in California
by RNG Coalition (Biomass Magazine) A new jobs study reveals that deploying trucks fueled by renewable natural gas could create up
May 04, 2017 Read Full Article
Portland Votes 'Yes' On Plan To Turn Poop Into Vehicle Fuel
by Amelia Templeton (OPB FM) For years, the sewage flushed away by Portland households has decomposed into methane gas captured by
April 21, 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
Argonne National Laboratory Develops New System to Enhance AD Process
(Bioenergy Insight) US-based science and engineering centre Argonne National Laboratory has developed technology that synergistically uses two waste biomass streams
March 07, 2017 Read Full Article
BP Buys Clean Energy Fuels’ Biomethane Arm
by Liz Gyekye (Bioenergy Insight) Oil giant BP has announced that it will buy Clean Energy Fuels Corp.’s biomethane business for
March 07, 2017 Read Full Article
BETO Publishes Analysis of Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet and Gaseous Waste Streams
(U.S. Department of Energy) ... U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the publication of a report, titled
February 28, 2017 Read Full Article
BETO Publishes Analysis of Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet and Gaseous Waste Streams
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today (January 10, 2017) the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the publication
January 16, 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
Air Liquide to Design, Build Landfill Gas Purification Plant
(Air Liquide/Biomass Magazine) Air Liquide will design, construct and operate its first landfill gas (LFG) to renewable natural gas (RNG)
December 12, 2016 Read Full Article
What’s Next in Cellulosic Biofuels?: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to Iogen and the Cellulosic Sector
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Iogen says it has has “one of the world’s largest and most experienced teams in
December 12, 2016 Read Full Article
Kore Biomethane: $25.5mm for RNG
(Fleets & Fuels) Wastewater Feed for Fuel for Near Zero Engine Vehicles -- California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District
September 14, 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
India Will Soon Be Zero Petroleum Import Country: Gadkari
(CNBC MoneyControl) Despite low prices globally, India at present is incurring a massive Rs 4.5 lakh crore on crude imports
September 08, 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
Biogas To Fleet Fuel In South San Francisco
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle) ... SSFSC (South San Francisco Scavenger Company) has converted 27 of the 40 trucks in its
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Volkswagen Showcases Algae Biogas-Powered Vehicles at Green Project in Spain
(Bioenergy Insight) German carmaker Volkswagen has showcased its algae biogas-powered vehicle at a biogas project based in El Torno Chiclana,
June 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Proposed Bill Expands Tax Credit to Biogas-Based RNG
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) A bill (H.R. 5489) recently introduced to the House Ways and Means Committee on Space, Science
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Impact Bioenergy’s Microdigester Testing Waste at Seattle Brewery
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) Seattle-based Impact Bioenergy, a small startup focused on distributed energy with its portable, prefabricated anaerobic
June 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Ontario Slates $100 Million toward Renewable Natural Gas
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Ontario’s government plans to spend up to $100 million over the next four years to
June 06, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Posts Supporting Documents for RFS Rulemaking
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On May 31, the U.S. EPA published its proposed rule to set 2017 renewable
June 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Hillary Clinton's Climate and Energy Policies, Explained
by David Roberts (Vox.com) Media coverage of the Democratic primary has not shed much light on Hillary Clinton's proposals for
May 10, 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
Vermont Public Service Board Authorizes RNG Project
(Vermont Public Service Board/Biomass Magazine) The Vermont Public Service Board recently authorized the construction and operation of a renewable natural gas
April 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Commentary: Implementing The Electric RFS
by Jim Lemon and Michael Lemon (BioCycle/Biogas Researchers, Inc.) Michael Lemon describes steps to move EPA forward on the RFS renewable
March 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Despite Lawsuits, EPA Investigation, Renewable Fuel Standard ‘Not Doomed’
by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle (Enviromental Leader) In the latest efforts to repeal the US biofuel mandate, last week the American Petroleum
February 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Will Renewable Biofuel Help "Redeem" Clean Energy Fuels?
(The Motley Fuel) ... Can the company's renewable natural gas, which it sells under the brand name Redeem, continue to drive
February 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Redeem: UPS in Texas
(Fleets & Fuels) Sales of the Renewable Natural Gas More than Doubled in 2015 -- Clean Energy Fuels said today that
February 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Power to the Poop: One Colorado City Is Using Human Waste to Run Its Vehicles
Melanie Sevcenko (The Guardian) Renewable natural gas is a growing industry for fuel, electricity and heat, but advocates says it’s
January 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Centre Offers Biofuel to Delhi to Check Pollution
(Business Standard) The Centre is willing to offer one million litres of bio-diesel a day to the Delhi government to
December 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Behind the Renewable Energy Curtain in California
by James L. Stewart (Biofuels Digest/California’s BioEnergy Producers Association/Technikon Renewable Energy Solutions) ... With the most aggressive series of carbon emissions reduction benchmarks
December 28, 2015 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
Federal Agencies Release Update on National Biogas Activities
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) In support of the Obama Administration's Climate Action Plan, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the
December 17, 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
OX2 Wins Concession for One of Sweden’s Largest Biogas Plants
(Penn Energy/Renewable Energy World) OX2 will take over NSR's biogas plant outside Helsingborg on January 1, 2016. The plant has
December 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuel Industry Could See Boost from COP21 Commitments
by Joseph Bebon (Next-Gen Transportation News) ... “Renewable natural gas, which provides even greater GHG emissions reductions, is gaining traction in
December 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Roeslein Halfway Done with First Phase of Massive AD Project
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Construction of phase one of Roeslein Alternative Energy’s $80 million anaerobic digestion project is about
November 30, 2015 Read Full Article
OCTA Wants RNG for All of Its Buses
(Fleets and Fuels) Demand for Three Years at Four Locations Is About 20 Million DGEs -- Southern California’s Orange County
September 30, 2015 Read Full Article
CC&R-Greenlane Truck Biomethane
(Fleets & Fuels) Greenlane Is Supporting a New Digester in Southern California With an Initial Production Target of One Million DGEs
September 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Forest Waste-to-RNG Technology to Be Demonstrated in California
(Placer County/Biomass Magazine) A new technology for converting forestry waste into renewable natural gas will be demonstrated for the first time
September 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Turning Garbage Into Profit
by Olga Grigoryants (Pacific Standard) Last year, Simi Valley Landfill entered what is becoming a fast-growing business of transforming fetid odors
September 03, 2015 Read Full Article
The Gas Rush: Could the US Switch Fuels over to 51% Renewable Natural Gas?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In a remarkable presentation at the Infocast Methane Bioengineering Summit in San Diego this week
September 03, 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
Bioenergy 2015 Posts Presentations
(Department of Energy) ... We know many of you are interested in some of the presentations from our great lineup of
July 31, 2015 Read Full Article
INSIGHT-California's Push for Cleaner Buses Could Edge out Natural Gas
by Nichola Groom (Reuters) Fifteen years ago, California led the way to cleaner transit buses with strict tailpipe emissions standards
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
US Poised for Biobased Chemicals Breakout, Says National Research Council
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Though challenges remain, particularly in affordable feedstock, the US National Research Council says “Despite impressive
April 06, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA: 2014 Cellulosic RIN Generation Tops 33 Million
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has released renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for December, reporting
January 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Is Cellulosic Ethanol All it’s Cracked Up to Be?
by Edward Dodge (Breaking Energy) The EPA has long promoted cellulosic ethanol as the future of biofuels, but technical challenges
December 11, 2014 Read Full Article
The 2014 RFS Rule Left Out in the Cold
by Brent Erickson (Biofuels Digest/Biotechnology Industry Organization) ...EPA should formally withdraw the proposed rule and issue a final rule as
November 24, 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
Genscape Suggests 75 Million Xellulosic RINs Possible in 2014
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Cellulosic ethanol production could contribute up to 9 million cellulosic D3 renewable identification
October 02, 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
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
Waste Management, Velocys, NRG, Ventech Form Renewables, Natgas-to-Fuels JV
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) First plant go/no-go expected in 2014; target: Oklahoma. Future expansion in North America, UK, China. In
March 25, 2014 Read Full Article
Clean Energy Becomes the First Ever Commercial Distributor of Transportational Fuel Made from Waste
(Clean Energy) Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE), North America’s largest provider of natural gas for transportation, announced today (October
October 04, 2013 Read Full Article
EPA Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: RFS Pathways II and Technical Amendments to the RFS2 Standards
(Environmental Protection Agency) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a proposed rulemaking for modifications to the Renewable Fuel Standard
May 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Turning Cow Manure Into Brown Gold
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) In the heart of Wisconsin, a project is underway to produce energy from a resource that
March 25, 2013 Read Full Article
B&Q Introduces Bio-LNG Fleet
(EnergyGlobal.com) Gasrec and B&Q are working together to create a greener fleet with 50 dual fuel lorries powered by Bio-LNG. The
March 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Aboitiz to Invest $30m in Biomethane
by Alena Mae S. Flores (Manila Standard Today) Aseagas Corp., a joint venture between Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. and Gazasia Ltd.
February 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Camels' Stomachs Could Provide Key to Cheap, Renewable Biofuel
by Alya Al Tunaiji (The National) ...At the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, I am currently focusing my master's thesis research on
November 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Denmark Sets High Goals for Renewables
by Roger Moore (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Leifmark LLC) ...If you’re Denmark, and practically surrounded by the North Sea, global warming and
October 30, 2012 Read Full Article
Renewable Biogas: Next RFS Darling or Marginal Fuel?
by Mackinnon Lawrence (Biofuels Digest/Pike Research) ...The Toilet Bike, though, brings to light questions around the broader potential for biogas as
September 12, 2012 Read Full Article
EdeniQ, NREL, Aemetis, Kent Bioenergy among Winners of California Clean Energy Grants
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the California Energy Commission approved funding of $23,110,015 for projects that will advance
June 14, 2012 Read Full Article
The Future of BioFuels
(California Academy of Sciences) The future of biofuel technologies needs to take a whole-picture approach. WATCH VIDEO
June 11, 2012 Read Full Article
HyperSolar Discloses Development Plan for Breakthrough Renewable Hydrogen and Natural Gas Technology
(HyperSolar) Company lays out specific milestones for reaching commercial viability of the world’s first nanotechnology-based, zero-carbon process for the production