(Lyste/Globe Newswire) Lystek International (Lystek) is excited to announce the LysteMize Livestock Waste Characterization Study with support from the Department of Natural Resources Canada and Brown and Caldwell. Lystek has been awarded approximately $585,000 from the federal government’s Energy Innovation Program, as part of the Clean Fuels
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Back TO HOMEChesapeake Utilities Corporation Completes Commissioning of Full Circle Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Facility in Florida
(Chesapeake Utilities Corporation) The innovative RNG production facility showcases Chesapeake Utilities’ strategic execution across the entire energy delivery value chain -- Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Oct. 28, (2024) to mark the official completion of its
November 01, 2024 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables Start Construction of New Farm-Based Renewable Natural Gas Project in Virginia
(TotalEnergies/PR Newswire) TotalEnergies announces today that it has broken ground on the Oakmulgee Dairy Farm renewable natural gas (RNG) project in Amelia Court House, Virginia, with its joint venture partner Vanguard Renewables, a portfolio company of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part
October 25, 2024 Read Full Article
In-person Tour, Biodigester Demo and Presentation, and Benefits Coming from the Inflation Reduction Act --- September 24, 2024 --- Schnecksville, PA
Join Mid-Atlantic Renewable Energy Association in-person for a hands-on tour, demonstration and presentations at the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) headquarters at 4250 Independence Drive, Schnecksville (Route 309 North of Route 22 near Allentown). You must preregister to attend this event. Following the groundwork
September 14, 2024 Read Full Article
Amp Americas Completes RNG Facility, Partners with Wisconsin Dairy to Deliver Methane Solution to Community
(Amp Americas/Ag NewsWire) A new dairy RNG project on the Wisconsin farm will reduce methane emissions by converting 90,000 gallons of dairy waste per day to renewable energy -- Amp Americas, a leading dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) company, today announced the
July 22, 2024 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion Of Food Waste
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle Magazine) Two recent analyses shed light on stand-alone and food waste codigestion facilities processing pre and postconsumer streams. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been surveying operators of anaerobic digesters that process pre and postconsumer food waste streams
July 11, 2024 Read Full Article
Sublime Energie Wants to Expand Biogas Production Thanks to Its Liquefaction Process
(L'Usine Novelle) French start-up Sublime Energie has developed a unique process to liquefy biogas directly at its place of production - a technology that could extend biogas production to a number of farms for which methanization was not previously possible. not
June 04, 2024 Read Full Article
Farnek’s Biogas Initiative Improves Lives of Rural Nepalese Families
(Far Eastern Agriculture) Top executives from the ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) team of leading UAE-based smart and green facilities management (FM) company Farnek, revisited Nepalese families that received Farnek biogas plants In 2015, the plants were installed by Farnek technicians to
May 08, 2024 Read Full Article
TotalEnergies and Vanguard Renewables, a Portfolio Company of BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure Business, Join Forces to Develop Renewable Natural Gas in the United States
(Total Energies) TotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company, and Vanguard Renewables, a U.S. leader in farm-based organics-to-renewable natural gas production and a portfolio company of a fund managed by BlackRock’s Diversified Infrastructure business, have signed an agreement to create an equally
April 25, 2024 Read Full Article
Greater Fuel Resilience Needed – Study
(University of Otago) A new study shows that building capacity for biofuel production would not only safeguard New Zealand’s food supply in the event of a global disaster, but also make the nation’s fuel supply more resilient to lesser shocks. -- New
April 12, 2024 Read Full Article
French Tech: Sublime Energie Wants to Facilitate Agricultural Methanization
by Camille Wong (Les Echos) This mission-driven company specializes in the liquefaction of biogas from organic agricultural waste. It has just raised 11.5 million euros to manufacture fuel for mobility. -- The start-up Sublime Energie, a spin-off from Mines ParisTech, has developed
March 12, 2024 Read Full Article
Renewable Natural Gas Opportunities Short Course --- April 4-5, 2024 --- University Park, PA
The recent surge of interest in renewable natural gas has given rise to new technologies, business strategies, and opportunities for farm-based production of biogas. While most commercial development has focused on extremely large farms, the opportunity is now emerging for
March 06, 2024 Read Full Article
Waste to Energy Plant Approved for Anakie
(KRock) The environmental watchdog has approved an application for a Waste to Energy plant in Anakie. Pavilion Biogas Pty Ltd wants to build the facility on Carrs Road to create organic fertiliser and biogas fuel. The facility will be based between two broiler
January 02, 2024 Read Full Article
Dairy Farmers in India to Install Small-Scale Digesters
(BioCycle Magazine) HomeBiogas, a manufacturer of small-scale, on-site biogas systems, announced an agreement with SKG Sangha, a nonprofit organization working in the energy, sustainable farming, waste management and climate change fields, to install over 7,000 HomeBiogas systems with dairy farmers in
November 21, 2023 Read Full Article
Iowa Farmers Learn about Anaerobic Digestion at Conference Presentations Available
(Solutions from the Land) Farmers looking to add economic and environmental value to their operations may find an ally in anaerobic digestion. This week, Nov. 6-8, the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and EPA Region 7 came together to co-host the Anaerobic
November 09, 2023 Read Full Article
CBA Launches New Online Tool to Help Farmers Explore Biogas Production
(Canadian Biogas Association/Canadian Biomass Magazine) A new self-assessment tool will help farmers determine if biogas is a good fit for their farm. Available at farmingbiogas.ca, this new online tool has been created by the Canadian Biogas Association and will give Canadian farmers quick insight into whether
October 17, 2023 Read Full Article
Fuelled by the Farm! Waitrose Is the First Retailer to Power Its Tractors by Cow Manure
(John Lewis Partnership/Waitrose) • Waitrose & Partners becomes the first UK retailer to use green gas* to power tractors on their own farm at Leckford The use of biomethane gas will reduce Leckford Estate’s carbon footprint by up to 1,300 tonnes a
October 10, 2023 Read Full Article
MSU Researchers Link Auto and Dairy Industries to Explore Sustainable Climate Solutions
by Jack Falinski (Michigan State University) Renewable electrical energy produced from anaerobic digesters could drive EV charging stations on dairy farms -- One of the next climate change solutions might be found at your local dairy farm. A team of MSU researchers is studying
August 09, 2023 Read Full Article
GSR Solutions Dairy Farm Partnership Unveiled Revolutionary Manure Processing Technology
(GSR Solutions/PR Log) GSR Solutions LLC (dba NutriHarvest), a biotechnology solutions provider, in collaboration with Green Mountain Dairy Farm, is excited to announce the first commercial launch of a technology that converts liquid manure waste stream into value-added fertilizers. The new
August 03, 2023 Read Full Article
New Holland Brings the Energy Independent Farm Concept to Brazil
(CNH Industrial/CSR Wire) CNH Industrial brand New Holland, a world leader in clean energy, announced its partnership on July 11th with leading companies in the biomethane sector in Brazil. This partnership will aid in creating an innovative ecosystem for gas production, generated from
July 28, 2023 Read Full Article
FPT Industrial Demonstrates the Complete Cycle of Biomethane in Agriculture
( FPT Industrial/AltFuels) FPT Industrial presented the complete cycle of biomethane in agriculture at Agrishow 2023. During the trade fair, held in Ribeirão Preto (São Paulo, Brazil) from May 1 to 5, the company also showed off a full range of
May 12, 2023 Read Full Article
Arla Installs Giant Cow Lamp in London in Call for AD Strategy
(Bioenergy Insight) Arla, the UK’s biggest dairy cooperative, is calling on the UK Government to help farmers utilise renewable energy sources like biogas, supporting the UK’s energy independence. Last week it erected a replica Victorian Sewer Lamp near Parliament Square in
May 04, 2023 Read Full Article
Brazil: Air Liquide Develops Biomethane Stations for Farmers to Produce Their Own Fuel
(Air Liquide/AltFuels) Air Liquide developed a solution for the reuse of organic waste on farms: the AG050 and AG100 biomethane stations, which process the biogas derived from the decomposition of these elements and transform it into biomethane. This renewable natural gas
April 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Poland Publishes New Draft Biogas Act
(CMS Law-Now) On 5 April 2023, the first draft of a new legislation in Poland designed to facilitate the preparation and development of agricultural biogas projects was published on the government website. The aim of the new Biogas Act is to
April 28, 2023 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion on the Farm Conference --- November 6-8, 2023 --- Ames, IA Presentations Available
Optimizing environmental and economic outcomes for rural communities and beyond -- EPA Region 7, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa will co-host a regionally focused conference on anaerobic digestion (AD) in agriculture on Monday-Wednesday, Nov. 6-8, 2023, at the
April 03, 2023 Read Full Article
U.S. Gain, EnTech Solutions Bring Renewable Energy to RNG System
by Erin O'Connor (NGT News) U.S. Gain, a developer and distributor of alternative fuel and renewable energy, has completed its first integration of a solar microgrid at its Dallmann East River Dairy digester in Brillion, Wis. This U.S. Gain-owned digester has been
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
BioTown Biogas Activates Digester, Processing Facility in Indiana
(BioTown BioGas/Biomass Magazine) BioTown Biogas (BTB), a leading renewable energy producer in the waste-to-value energy market, is today activating its new digester and processing facility, one of the largest on-farm biodigesters in the world. The activation is being marked by an
March 28, 2023 Read Full Article
On-Farm Biogas System Opportunities: Electrifying your Farm with Biogas Production --- April 12, 2023 --- ONLINE
Farm electrification can allow farmers to rely less on other energy sources, which may benefit their bottom line and also reduce carbon emissions. During On-Farm Biogas System Opportunities: Electrifying your Farm with Biogas Production, learn how a biogas production is
March 20, 2023 Read Full Article
Biogas Poised to Seize RFS Potential -- While Environmentalists Push to Kill RFS e-RINS Proposal, Biogas Industry Ready to Grow
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) ... During a recent public hearing, environmentalists expressed concern the new program would lead to a proliferation of new confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, as more farmers try to capture the potential value of
February 02, 2023 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2023 Multi-Slide Guide to the State of Biogas and RNG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) RNG and it’s companion product biogas have taken the project and sustainable power sectors by storm — there’s project action, fast-developing technology, M&A activity, and policy advances of the first magnitude, in the United States
January 24, 2023 Read Full Article
Dung-Powered Tractor Uses Cow Waste to Flush out Agricultural Emissions
by Alexa Heah (Design Taxi) Cattle farming, and by extension cow manure, is responsible for a whole heap of greenhouse emissions for the planet. To help farmers be more environmentally friendly, New Holland Agriculture has come up with a new tractor designed
January 18, 2023 Read Full Article
US: REV LNG Will Deliver Biomethane with Hexagon Agility’s Mobile Pipeline Modules
(Hexagon Group/AltFuels) Hexagon Agility, a business of Hexagon Composites, has received a new order for TITAN® 53 Mobile Pipeline® modules from REV LNG, a leading full-service mobile energy supply and project development company. The modules will be used to transport and
December 09, 2022 Read Full Article
Kiambu Dairy Farmers Embrace Biogas Installation
by Fridah Chomba and Victor Muchiri (Kenya News Agency) Kiambu is an agriculture-based County that has adopted Biogas as a renewable source of energy. Biogas is affordable, reliable and environmentally friendly. As one of the top five leading counties in dairy
October 04, 2022 Read Full Article
EverGen Infrastructure Corp. Signs Term Sheet for $31 Million Senior Term Loan to Support the Funding of Near-Term RNG Facility Upgrades & Delivery of Expansion Projects
(EverGen/Business Wire) Term sheet agreed for $31 million Senior Term Loan Facility with Roynat & EDC; Core RNG expansion projects fully funded (near-term growth to 480,000 GJ of RNG annually); Upcoming catalysts and milestones for H2 2022 include construction of
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
‘Cow Power’ Goes Dark as Manure-to-Electricity Fizzles
by Marc Heller (E&E News/Climatewire) After almost two decades making power from manure, Jon Patterson is done. The electric generator he installed on his dairy farm in upstate New York’s Finger Lakes region in the late 2000s sits idle while he
August 31, 2022 Read Full Article
The Biogas Yield Explosion: Nature Energy’s 66% Higher Yields, 3 New US Projects and a New US CEO
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The biogas frenzy of course is a happier story. It seems every company in the world has discovered the virtues of decarbonization but few have mastered the logistics, global footprint, capital and technology to convert
July 25, 2022 Read Full Article
In Move to Expand Renewable Natural Gas, BlackRock Fund Buys Vanguard Renewables
by Cole Rosengren (Utlity Dive) • Vanguard Renewables, a Massachusetts-based anaerobic digestion company, has been acquired by a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets. Vanguard was sold by Vision Ridge Partners, which had invested in the company’s growth since its founding
July 22, 2022 Read Full Article
AD Biogas To RNG Update
(BioCycle Magazine) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the final Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2020, 2021 and 2022 in early June. ... Biogas generated by anaerobic digestion qualifies as either a cellulosic biofuel (D3) or a
July 20, 2022 Read Full Article
Novilla RNG Begins Construction at Trillium Hill Farm Project
(Novilla RNG/Biomass Magazine) Three Petals RNG LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Novilla Investment Holdings LLC, announced on July 12 the beginning of construction of its first dairy renewable natural gas (RNG) project at Trillium Hill Farm. The start of construction
July 19, 2022 Read Full Article
ABC Recognizes 55 Projects for Multi-Decade Digester Operation
(American Biogas Council/Biomass Magazine) As renewable energy captures a greater share of U.S. energy and fuel production, the American Biogas Council is proud to recognize several anaerobic digester projects that have been pushing the industry forward in these ambitious efforts. Biogas
June 29, 2022 Read Full Article
FPT Industrial Brings Farmers' Dreams of Energy Independence to the World Biogas Expo 2022
(FPT Industrial/AgriTech Tomorrow) FPT Industrial paves the way for farmers’ energy independence at The World Biogas Expo 2022, the world’s leading trade show dedicated to the biogas industry, held at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham, UK on June
June 20, 2022 Read Full Article
American Biogas Council Training
(American Biogas Council) Operator School -- ABC’s Operator School is an intensive 25-hour course taught by a team of operations experts which covers all parts of operating farm-based, wastewater and food waste anaerobic digesters. Upon completion, operators will know how
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Biogas Now & Beyond
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Market momentum, potential and policy were some of the main discussion topics at the virtual Biogas Americas conference. -- ... With 2,200-plus operating systems in all 50 states, the U.S. biogas market seems sizeable. According
November 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Sustainability of Biomethane Production in Ireland
(Dowth Farm & Research Facility/KPMG Sustainable Futures/Gas Networks Ireland) The core aim of this report is to assess whether Ireland can develop an environmentally sustainable biomethane industry without creating unintended negative consequences -- The Dowth Farm & Research Facility in
October 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Biz ‘Bites:’ ... Shell Expands Biofuel
(Idaho Business Review) Shell’s Wendell biofuels plant: it’s a gas -- The Dutch multinational oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell PLC, better known as Shell, announced Sept. 29 that it will build a biogas facility in Wendell. The plant will produce a
October 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Process, Installs, Rationale, Forecast, Directions: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Biogas & RNG
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) What’s the bottom line with biogas and renewable natural gas?What are the latest developments in this sector? Where is the RNG industry going and why? Where are the latest installs? Find out all this and
September 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Farm-Powered Anaerobic Digestion: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Vanguard Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Vanguard Renewables sequesters organic waste that could be a dangerous contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and converts it into a powerful source of renewable energy, renewable natural gas. Find out how it works, the role of
August 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Ontario Increases Opportunity for On-Farm RNG Production
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The Ontario government on July 5 announced it is changing its biogas regulations under the Nutrient Management Act to enable new on-farm biogas systems and expansions of existing systems to be approved more easily and at
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
North Carolina Bill Creates General Permit Certain Biogas Systems
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on July 2 signed the North Carolina Farm Act of 2021. The legislation, in part, directs the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission to develop a new general permit for farms
July 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Increasing On-Farm AD Uptake: What Are the Barriers to On-Farm Anaerobic Digestion and How Can They Be Resolved?
(Bioenergy Insight) Why is the uptake of anaerobic digestion (AD) on UK farms so low? What are the barriers to adoption and what can be done to reduce or remove them? These are the questions that have driven recent research
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion: An Economic & Environmental Benefit for Farm and Ranch Livestock Operations
by Bill Hagy (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) How can one determine if an anaerobic digester will provide a value-added economic opportunity as well as an environmental solution for my livestock operation? There are several factors to consider: Size of the farm or
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Valio Launches First Manure-Powered Milk Truck in Finland
(Bioenergy Insight) Valio, a Finnish dairy products manufacturer, has fuelled its first milk truck with biogas from one of its dairy farms. rng The Vuorenmaa dairy farm has provided the first manure-powered milk truck in the country. With 180 cows,
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
LIFE SMART AgroMobility Project Will Produce Biomethane to Fuel Agricultural Vehicles
(UPM/Gasnam/NGV Journal) The LIFE SMART AgroMobility project will work and research for the next three years in the production of biomethane from the processing of agricultural waste to later be used as fuel for agricultural vehicles and for biofertilizers. Its main
November 18, 2020 Read Full Article
US EPA Announces $3 Million for 12 Food Waste AD Projects
(Bioenergy Insight) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 12 organisations and projects to receive around $3 million (€2.55 million) in funding to help reduce food loss and waste and divert food waste from landfills by expanding anaerobic digestion
October 06, 2020 Read Full Article
Biogas-To-RNG Project Developer Is Ready To Move The Needle
by Nora Goldstein (BioCycle) BioCycle interviewed Bob Powell, founder and CEO of Brightmark, about his company’s growth trajectory in the anaerobic digestion and RNG space. -- In August 2016, Bob Powell founded Brightmark Energy “to think about environmental problems that were
May 20, 2020 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion and Farm Powered RNG: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Vanguard’s Renewable Natural Gas
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Cow poop. It’s a problem for farmers across the country, something that has to be dealt with, something that environmentalists and vegetarians often cite as a reason to cut your steak intake, but Vanguard Renewables
April 28, 2020 Read Full Article
Student Seeking Farmer Perspectives On AD
(BioCycle Magazine) Risa Lewis, an undergraduate in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources program at the University of Connecticut, has focused her senior thesis on on-farm anaerobic digestion in the Northeastern United States. A component of Lewis’ thesis
March 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Congresswoman Pingree Introduces the Agriculture Resilience Act to Promote Farmer-Driven Climate Solutions Legislation Sets Goal of Reaching Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions in U.S. Agriculture by 2040
(Office of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)) Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a bold vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040. “Farming has always been a
March 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Biomethane Use in Transportation Sector Grows by Almost 600% in U.S.
(Southern California Gas Co./NGV Journal) Calgren Dairy Fuels and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) announced that four additional Central Valley dairies have started sending methane produced from cow manure to Calgren’s biogas operation in Pixley, where it is processed into
January 16, 2020 Read Full Article
ABC Briefs Senate Staff on Benefits of Biogas Energy, Fuels
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and the minority staff of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee held a briefing for U.S. Senate staff addressing the climate benefits of farm-based renewable energy
December 18, 2019 Read Full Article
Energy Vision Honors Three RNG Champions
by Betsy Lillian (NGT News) At its annual awards reception in Manhattan, N.Y., earlier this month, Energy Vision – a national nonprofit that promotes low-carbon energy and transportation fuels – honored government and business leaders for accelerating the adoption of renewable natural gas (RNG). The 2019 Energy Vision awardees
October 22, 2019 Read Full Article
Brightmark Energy Invests in New York Dairy Biogas Project
(Brightmark Energy/Biomass Magazine) Brightmark Energy, a San Francisco-based waste to energy development company, announced Sept. 24 that it has partnered with four dairy farms in upstate New York to utilize anaerobic digesters that will convert a total of 225,000 gallons of
September 25, 2019 Read Full Article
2017 Ag Census Includes Data on On-Farm Methane Digesters
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The USDA announced the results of its 2017 Census of Agriculture on April 11. The report includes millions of new points of information about America’s farms and ranches and those who operate them, including data on
April 17, 2019 Read Full Article
NYSERDA Announces $19 Million Available to Accelerate the Use of Clean Energy Technologies on Farms
(North American Clean Energy/New York State Energy and Research Development Authority) The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority(NYSERDA) announced that $19 million is available to accelerate the use of anaerobic digester gas-to-electricity projects and clean energy technologies to make
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
ADBA Responds to Committee on Climate Change Reports
(Bioenergy Insight) The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) has published two new reports on land use and biomass and the Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) has responded. ADBA’s chief executive Charlotte Morton said that the association “welcomes these two important reports
November 25, 2018 Read Full Article
Presentations Available from the Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges in Anaerobic Digestion Maryland and the Northeast US Experience
(University of Maryland) Workshop on Opportunities and Challenges in Anaerobic Digestion Maryland and the Northeast US Experience Topics •Anaerobic Digestion: Where We Are Today •Digester Systems in the Northeast–Successful Case Studies •Federal Biogas Policy •MD State Biogas Policy •Use of Biogas: Scrubbing, RNG, GenSets, and Use
November 02, 2018 Read Full Article
Smithfield Foods Announces Landmark Investment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Smithfield Foods/CSR Wire) Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce, through the nationwide expansion of Smithfield Renewables, innovative projects designed to help meet its goal to reduce the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 25 percent by 2025, which it set in concert
October 31, 2018 Read Full Article
A Superior Value: A Workshop in Anerobic Digestion
by Bill Keba* (Advanced Biofuels USA) October 2, 2018, Annapolis, Maryland. Inside the Doubletree Inn, it was as hectic as the traffic on Route 50. Eightyfive paid attendees were gathering, registering, networking, and hurriedly settling in for the 9:15 start
October 11, 2018 Read Full Article
TINE Looks into Setting up Biogas Company
(Dairy Reporter) Norwegian dairy company TINE is considering establishing a separate biogas company that, using cow manure, will make fuel and energy for the company's vehicles and dairies. READ MORE
August 15, 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 the company calls the U.S.’ biggest on-farm anaerobic-digester-to-vehicle-fuel operation. Located in Fair Oaks, Ind., the dairy project will be the company’s
February 13, 2018 Read Full Article
New Holland Agriculture Unveils Methane Powered Concept Tractor
(CNH Industrial/PR Newswire) A sustainable vision for the future of farming was unveiled today at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, USA. It came proposed in the form of a methane powered concept tractor from New Holland Agriculture, a
September 06, 2017 Read Full Article
California Dairy Farm Powers Truck with Methane from Cow Manure
(NGV Journal/Straus Family Creamery) California dairy farmer Albert Straus, a pioneer in organic dairy and sustainable agriculture, announced the launch of the first full-scale electric truck—powered by cow poop. This new full-scale-electric feed truck is the next step in Straus’
August 22, 2017 Read Full Article
Political Barriers Hampering Onsite Biodiesel Production
by Matt Mace (edie.net) EXCLUSIVE: Biomethane generated from food and drinks process residues is emerging as a viable low-carbon alternative to diesel used in commercial vehicles, but a lack of political clarity has left the food sector "scratching the surface" of
July 19, 2017 Read Full Article
Advances in Biofeedstocks and Biofuels: Production Technologies for Biofuels, Volume 2
by Lalit Kumar Singh (Editor), Gaurav Chaudhary (Editor) (Wiley) Biofuels production is one of the most extensively studied fields in the energy sector that can provide an alternative energy source and bring the energy industry closer to sustainability. Biomass-based fuel production,
July 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Examining the Latest Developments in Converting Organic Waste into Renewable Energy
by Megan Greenwalt (Waste 360) With municipalities increasingly collecting organic waste, finding ways to convert that waste into clean energy is a hot topic in the solid waste industry. A multitude of techniques are in use or being developed, including aerobic and anaerobic
June 02, 2016 Read Full Article
Advancing Alongside Ag
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) An example of sheer innovation over time, farmers today grow five times as much corn as they did in the 1930s, on 20 percent less land. As science and farming continue to evolve, agriculture machinery
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Wisconsin Program Offers Funding for Small-Scale Farm AD Systems
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) Wisconsin-based Focus on Energy, a statewide program for energy efficiency and renewable energy, recently announced it is soliciting proposals for a program focused on small, farm-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) systems. According to Focus on Energy, Wisconsin
August 03, 2015 Read Full Article
CNH Industrial Hosts Expert Panel to Raise Awareness on Biogas
(CNH Industrial/PR Newswire) The Company gathered experts from the scientific community, representatives from institutional European associations, public officials and professionals from the powertrain, commerical vehicles and agricultural machinery sectors for a workshop panel entitled "The Biogas Done Right Model". The