March 3, 2023
BY U.S. Department of Energy
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Bioenergy Devco on May 16 announced that the Maryland Bioenergy Center in Jessup, Maryland, is operating at full capacity. The facility processes 120,000 tons of food waste annually into renewable natural gas (RNG) and nutrient-rich soil amendments.
India’s Ministry of Power on May 14 issued a revised policy on biomass cofiring, announcing it will now require certain coal-based thermal power plants to begin cofiring 5% biomass within one year. The requirement ramps up to 7% two years later.
Germany-based EnviTec Biogas has successfully completed two more biogas projects in the U.S. in Cassville, New York and Ellington, Connecticut. The two plants were planned, designed, and constructed by its subsidiary, EnviTec Biogas USA Inc.
The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas (RNG Coalition) is continuing its efforts ensure Renewable Fuel Standard regulations do not undermine the ability of biogas-based fuels to help lower the carbon intensity of the U.S. transportation sector.
A group of 25 trade organizations on May 15 sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urging the agency to release guidance for the 45Z clean fuels production tax credit along with any necessary updated GREET models.