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Renewables are currently expects to account for 23 percent of U.S. electricity generation this year, increasing to 25 percent next year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, released July 11.

Casella Waste Systems Inc. and Waga Energy announced the signing of a commercial agreement on July 10 to develop renewable natural gas facilities at three Casella landfills. Commercial operations are expected to begin in approximately 24 months.

Blue Biofuels Inc. announced on July 11 it has been awarded a U.S. Department of Energy Small Business Innovation Research Phase 1 grant. The $206,500 grant will support efforts to scale and optimize the company's cellulose-to-sugar process.

Waga Energy signed a commercial agreement with Casella Waste Systems, Inc. to build and operate three Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production units at landfills in the United States. This new […] The post Waga Energy and Casella Waste Systems, Inc. will produce RNG at three US landfills appeared first on American Biogas Council.

Multiple new projects promise to expand biogenic hydrogen production, but only if unhindered by rules favoring electrolyzers.

The USDA’s Risk Management Agency on June 30 announced it will expand crop insurance for camelina in direct response to the anticipated increase in demand for the crop for biofuel production. The expansion provides additional grower certainty.

Divert Inc. on June 29 announced the company has processed more than 1 billion pounds of wasted food since 2021, mitigating 80,000 metric tons of GHG emissions. The company currently manages approximately 0.5 percent of all U.S. food waste.

Last year, U.S. West Coast distillate consumption, as measured by product supplied, was at its lowest since 2002 and is on track to fall further this year. The growing use of biofuels instead of petroleum diesel is the primary cause for the decline.

Haffner Energy in launching SAFNOCA, an integrated solution for the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The patented technology involves renewable synthetic gas production from diversified biomass and organic waste.

When faced with excessive amounts of dust and spillage from conveyor systems, operators logically focus on cleanup, maintenance and downtime mitigation to maintain production levels.

Currently, the biogas industry lacks a comprehensive accounting methodology that enables a standardized, stable market environment for carbon reduction and removal resulting from biogas projects. This will be especially valuable […] The post Overhauling Carbon Accounting appeared first on American Biogas Council.

The U.S. exported 820,057.5 metric tons of wood pellets in May, up from both 720,209.2 metric tons exported in April and 740,605 metric tons exported in May 2022, according to data released by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service on July 6.