RNG NEWS
Anaergia to Supply Equipment for Italy’s First Co-Digestion-to-Biomethane Plant
Anaergia S.r.l., the Italian subsidiary of Canadian renewable energy company Anaergia Inc., has signed a binding agreement to supply key capital equipment for a groundbreaking biomethane project in Livorno, Italy.
The new facility will be the country’s first to combine source-separated organics (SSO) with wastewater sludge for renewable gas production.
Sysadvance North America Secures Two More Contracts for Their Methagen LF – Landfill Gas Upgrading System, to Be Installed in Nebraska and Texas
SYSADVANCE North American has been selected to supply landfill gas upgrading solutions for projects in Lincoln, NE and Waco, TX. The METHAGEN LF 3000F and METHAGEN LF 1800F systems were selected by Viridi Energy because of their capabilities to treat landfill gas with high levels of Nitrogen, achieving a high methane recovery, all while guaranteeing the pipeline’s strict quality specification. The METHAGEN LF 3000F is the largest single PSA landfill gas upgrading system on the market, making it a cost-competitive solution for all projects. The METHAGEN LF is well-known for its ability to respond quickly to varying landfill gas conditions while maintaining product purity, which results in more RNG sold.
RNG Capacity Projected to Increase 70 MMcf/d in 2025 After Record Growth in 2024
The North America renewable natural gas (RNG) market has demonstrated robust growth, expanding 35% since 2023 and adding a record 139 million ft3/d in 2024, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.
Cowboy Clean Fuels and Mangrove Systems Announce Strategic Collaboration to Deploy Digital MRV in Groundbreaking Carbon Removal Projects
Cowboy Clean Fuels (CCF), a leader in carbon-negative renewable natural gas (RNG), and Mangrove Systems, a pioneer in digital measurement, reporting, and verification (dMRV) solutions, have announced a strategic collaboration to deploy Digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (dMRV) technology across Cowboy's commercial carbon removal and RNG operations in Wyoming's Powder River Basin.
Republicans Say Gas Prices Will Go Up 65 Cents. Researchers Aren’t as Sure.
Controversial changes to fuel regulations, imposed by the California Air Resources Board, will take effect Tuesday. Some state Republican lawmakers are telling consumers to brace for a 65-cent price hike. Researchers say an increase of that magnitude is unlikely and even less likely to happen all at once, in part because of political uncertainty surrounding the regulation program known as the low-carbon fuel standard.
California Bill Aims to Cap LCFS Credit Prices
Legislation introduced in the California Senate on June 23 aims to cap the price of Low Carbon Fuel Standard credits as part of a larger effort to overhaul the state’s fuel regulations and mitigate rising gas prices.
The bill, SB 237, was originally introduced in January. At that time, the legislation focused on residential property transfers. Lawmakers amended the bill on June 23, eliminating the language on property transfers and revamping it to focus on fuel regulations.
Southern Company Gas Expands Clean Energy Portfolio with New RNG Agreements
Two Southern Company Gas subsidiaries – Virginia Natural Gas and Chattanooga Gas – have completed new renewable natural gas purchases, adding to both utilities' growing portfolios of clean, sustainable fuel. The lifecycle emissions avoided by these transactions combined are estimated to be 18,978 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), which is equivalent to the carbon sequestered by 19,036 acres of U.S. forests in one year.
WoodMac: North America RNG Market Capacity to Reach 604 MMcfd in 2025
The North American renewable natural gas (RNG) market has grown 35% since 2023 and added an all-time high 139 MMcfd of production in 2024, according to recent analysis by Wood Mackenzie. The market will add another 70 MMcfd by 2025, bringing total capacity to 604 MMcfd, the consultancy said. The transportation sector consumes more than half of RNG production.
Aemetis Biogas Receives CARB Approval for Seven RNG Pathways
Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), a renewable natural gas (RNG) and renewable fuels company, announced today that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has approved provisional pathways under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) for seven dairy digesters built and operated by Aemetis Biogas, a subsidiary of the Company. The pathway approvals are effective as of January 1, 2025. The average carbon intensity for the seven approved pathways is -384, with carbon intensities ranging from -327 to -419.
Apollo Backed Freedom CNG Acquires ComTech Energy
Freedom CNG, a portfolio company of Apollo (NYSE: APO), has acquired ComTech Energy. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Milton, Ontario based ComTech Energy is a leader in innovative mobile fueling solutions for low-carbon fuels.