Catalyzing California’s Clean Energy Revolution Through Renewable Natural Gas
California is setting a powerful example in its pursuit of a low-carbon future with the recent launch of a major renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at the Keller Canyon Landfill — the state’s largest landfill gas-to-RNG facility to date.
This collaboration between Ameresco, Republic Services, and Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) turns landfill waste into a sustainable replacement for fossil fuels, showing how transformative energy solutions can take root and grow across California and North America writ large. Today, Keller Canyon is converting up to 4,500 cubic feet of landfill gas per minute into around 1 billion cubic feet of RNG every year. Think about that. That’s preventing 62,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere each year—the same as taking 30,000 cars off the road. And when we see the potential in projects like this, it becomes clear: this isn’t just about reducing waste. It’s about rethinking waste as a valuable resource that can help power the future we want to build, while reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.
WM’s Devina Rankin On Leadership, Sustainability, & Paying It Forward
Devina Rankin is Executive Vice President and CFO of one of the world’s most impactful and ubiquitous companies, WM (formerly Waste Management). WM is North America's leading provider of comprehensive environmental solutions. The company has the largest disposal network and collection fleet in North America, is the largest recycler of post-consumer materials, and is a leader in beneficial use of landfill gas, with a growing network of renewable natural gas plants and the most landfill gas-to-electricity plants in North America. Committed to sustainability, WM’s mission is to maximize resource value and minimize environmental impact. Through innovative waste management, recycling, and renewable energy programs, WM is at the forefront of the circular economy, helping the environment and the economy thrive together.
Anaergia to Strengthen Its Market Position With New Office in Japan
Anaergia Inc. is pleased to announce that it is expanding its commercial footprint by opening an office in Tokyo, Japan. This new office is expected to open in 2025.
The expansion reflects our outlook for the increasing opportunities for Anaergia’s proprietary solutions in the Japanese market. Anaergia has already successfully delivered two projects in this market. These projects convert farm and food waste into renewable energy.
First Renewable Gas Flows in New Zealand Pipeline
First Renewables has confirmed production has begun at its biogas upgrade facility at the Ecogas Reporoa Organics Processing Facility in Broadlands, New Zealand.
James Irvine, general manager of Future Fuels at Clarus hailed this as a historic milestone for the country’s gas pipeline infrastructure.
Republic, Ameresco Partner on California RNG; Plus News From Vision RNG and Vanguard
Republic Services and Ameresco celebrated the opening of California’s largest landfill-gas-to-RNG plant at the Keller Canyon Landfill in Pittsburg, California, on Oct. 2. The renewable natural gas plant builds on the companies’ existing partnership at the site.
Ameresco, founded in 2000, has been on a growth journey built around organic growth rather than acquisitions. The company first began treating biogas at wastewater treatment plants in 2008 before expanding both the feedstocks the company will process and the products it can produce, including RNG. Today, more than 90% of the facilities it processes gas from are landfills.
Aemetis Announces Support for Updated Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Encourages CARB Adoption on November 8
Aemetis announces strong support for the updated Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) proposal ahead of California Air Resources Board's (CARB) meeting on November 8, 2024. The company urges CARB to adopt the updated LCFS, which extends goals for 20 years. The program aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85%, create over 4 million jobs, and generate cost savings in health-related expenses for Californians. The initiative focuses on decarbonizing transportation while promoting investment and job creation in California's renewable energy sector.
Greenlane Renewables Signs Two Service Contracts With International Energy Company
Greenlane Renewables Inc. today announced two service agreements signed with an international energy company for two of its dairy RNG project sites in the United States for which Greenlane previously supplied the biogas upgrading systems. Greenlane is expanding its presence in North and South America through maintenance contracts of its 3-tiered service offerings branded as Bronze, Silver and Gold designed to meet diverse customer needs. The customer's name has not been disclosed at this time.
OPAL Fuels Starts Constructing California RNG Production Facility
OPAL Fuels Inc. has begun construction on a new landfill-gas-to-RNG facility at the Kirby Canyon Landfill, located in Santa Clara County, California. The new facility will have an initial annual design capacity of approximately 0.66 metric million Btus (MMBtus) and is 100% owned by OPAL Fuels.
Opinion: Biofuels Are Driving Emission Reductions; CARB Should Continue To Let Them
The California Air Resources Board will vote Nov. 8 on proposed changes to the state's low carbon fuel standard. This vote will shape the next phase of California’s journey toward carbon neutrality.
To meet its ambitious climate goals, CARB should adopt the proposed rule while granting staff the flexibility to continue building on the substantial emission reductions that biofuels – particularly those produced in North America – are already providing.
Chesapeake Utilities Officially Opens Full Circle Dairy RNG Facility
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 28, 2024, to mark the official completion of its renewable natural gas (RNG) facility at Full Circle Dairy (FCD) in Lee, Florida.
The Full Circle Dairy (FCD) facility is a full-scale dairy manure-to-pipeline-quality RNG operation expected to produce an average of 100,000 dekatherms annually, representing a capital investment of US$22 million.