Clean Energy Fuels Corp. said Wednesday it has secured $150 million in financing to continue growing its renewable natural gas (RNG) business with a focus on the transportation sector. The four-year, sustainability-linked term loan from Riverstone Credit Partners LP provides Clean Energy with additional capital to execute its RNG growth strategy “as demand for RNG…
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Green Rock Acquires Pennsylvania RNG Production Facility Targeting Vehicular Fuel Market
Private equity firm Green Rock Energy Partners LLC has acquired PSA South Hills Landfill Gas Venture LLC, a renewable natural gas (RNG) production facility in South Park Township, PA. The facility upgrades landfill biogas to produce RNG for sale in the vehicular transportation market as renewable compressed natural gas, Green Rock said. The facility is…
Chevron Expanding RNG for California Transport Market; BP Adds 10-Year Offtake Agreement
Chevron Corp. and California Bioenergy LLC are expanding their dairy biomethane business to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) as a transportation fuel in the Golden State. Subsidiary Chevron U.S.A. Inc. and CalBio, as it is known, invested in a second holding company, CalBioGas Hilmar LLC, to build infrastructure for biomethane projects in Merced County. “We…
New Decarbonization Rules Could Speed ‘Attrition’ of Older LNG Carriers, Flex LNG CEO Says
An international regulatory body is set to finalize decarbonization guidelines for about 50,000 commercial vessels across the world later this month, but liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship owners are not waiting to upgrade their fleets. LNG carrier owners are already searching for ways to comply with the coming International Maritime Organization (IMO) decarbonization rules, which…
Future of Natural Gas Appears Squeezed by Methane Emissions, Electrification
The American Gas Association (AGA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this month issued contrasting pictures of the future of natural gas as a major U.S. fuel source.
Canadian Biofuel Firm Leads Global Technology Sharing Effort
A unique integrated technology platform for producing renewable energy from organic waste is being championed by the newly formed Integrated Biogas Alliance (IBA), supported by British Columbia-based Greenlane Renewables Inc. and other founding members.
Bloom Energy Growing Natural Gas Electrochemical Process with Southern Power Investment
Bloom Energy plans to deploy the latest generation of its Bloom Energy Servers, which convert natural gas or biogas into electricity, at an existing 30 MW fuel cell project in Delaware.
Minnesota Debates Promoting RNG, While SoCalGas Increases Supply
A proposed utility program in Minnesota that would let customers choose to pay a premium for renewable natural gas (RNG) has stirred up debate among renewable energy and climate change advocates seeking to phase out all fossil fuels.
Renewable NatGas Solutions Advancing with Research
New sources of renewable natural gas (RNG) and gas-to-power storage concepts are getting a boost under a $1.3 million research effort supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and national and university research organizations.
Anti-Methane Groups Challenging NGV Trucking in California
Groups that have been unrelenting in trying to shut down California’s Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility are turning their attention to the use of heavy duty natural gas vehicle (NGV) trucks, disputing claims that vehicles running on renewable natural gas (RNG) or biomethane are as “clean” as current electric vehicle (EV) technologies.