Renewable Natural Gas

Every bottle of Jim Beam Kentucky Straight Bourbon could be a little greener in the near future thanks to Beam Suntory Inc.’s inclusion of a renewable natural gas (RNG) project as a part of an expansion at its iconic Kentucky distillery. The Chicago-based producer of spirit brands like Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark has announced…

Decarbonizing natural gas consumption is considerably more complex than doing so for electricity, but U.S. gas suppliers are up for the challenge, industry players said this week. The ultimate goal to neutralize the climate-warming impact of natural gas is large-scale deployment of low-carbon hydrogen, along with carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), said BP plc’s…

A joint venture of UGI Corp. and Global Common Ventures LLC (GCV) plans to develop its fourth renewable natural gas (RNG) project at an Odessa, NY, dairy farm, UGI reported Tuesday. Cayuga RNG, owned by co-venturers UGI Energy Services LLC (UGIES) and GCV, plans to construct manure digesters and gas upgrading equipment at Bergen Farms…

Opal Fuels Inc., a vertically integrated waste-to-energy company focused on renewable natural gas (RNG), saw fuel sales jump in the first half of the year. During the first six months of the year the White Plains, NY-based company sold 14.3 million gasoline gallon equivalents (GGEs) of transportation fuel, of which 13.1 million GGEs were RNG.…

Kinder Morgan Inc. is aiming to convert four natural gas-to-power facilities in Michigan and Kentucky to renewable natural gas (RNG) after closing last week on the acquisition of North American Natural Resources (NANR) and its subsidiaries. Kinder expects to make a final investment decision on the conversion to RNG of up to four of the…

With more than 50 million vehicles on Mexican roads, Andres Alfonso Bayona Insignares, President of the Mexican Association of Vehicular, Compressed and Liquid Natural Gas and Biogas, sees “a tremendous amount of development opportunities” for vehicular natural gas as a transitional fuel. “Initially, we are focused on locating small niches in the market and, from…

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is advancing its bet on renewable natural gas (RNG) and hydrogen as energy transition tools with new technology that could turn Los Angeles refuse into carbon-negative fuel. The combination utility has partnered with energy startup Kore Infrastructure to create a commercial scale version of Kore’s waste processing technology at a…

Pennsylvania-based natural gas and electric utility UGI Utilities Inc. plans to buy 331,785 MMBtu/year of renewable natural gas (RNG) sourced from an in-state Archaea Energy Inc. facility under a sales and purchase agreement. “This is our second term agreement signed with a U.S. utility, and we are excited to be expanding our partnerships with entities…

Vanguard Renewables, a renewable natural gas (RNG) producer with projects across New England, said it has been acquired by BlackRock Real Assets.  A source familiar with the deal told NGI that BlackRock purchased the RNG producer from Vision Ridge Partners for $700 million. The investment could help Vanguard Renewables develop its plans to bring more…