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Aemetis Begins Commissioning of Biogas to RNG Upgrading Facility

Aemetis, Inc., a renewable fuels company focused on negative carbon intensity products, announced the commencement of commissioning of the $12 million biogas-RNG upgrading facility connected to the PG&E gas pipeline interconnection unit located at the Keyes ethanol plant site.  The full system commissioning process, including PG&E’s interconnection unit, is expected to be completed in April 2022, enabling the production of utility-grade renewable natural gas for sale to customers via pipeline delivery.

Creating a Roadmap for Hydrogen in Slovenia and Austria

Paul Mc Cormack, Belfast Met Innovation Manager and Program Manager of their EU renewable hydrogen project, ‘GenComm’ will address an event on March 16 aimed at creating a roadmap for hydrogen in Slovenia and Austria.

Grassley And Ernst Call On Biden To Unleash Iowa Biofuel 

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are calling on Pres. Joe Biden to unleash Iowa biofuels immediately by supporting their bipartisan plan to replace banned Russian oil with clean-burning, American-made renewable fuels that are available right now. 

Valio and St1 Joint Venture Ready to Increase Domestic Biogas Production

Food company Valio and energy company St1 have established a joint venture to produce renewable biogas as transport fuel using dairy farm manure and agricultural by-products. Suomen Lantakaasu Oy is planning the construction of Finland’s so far biggest biogas and liquefaction plant in North Savo. A prerequisite for the biogas production investment is improving the profitability of the entire biogas value chain and particularly more widespread use of a biogas-powered transport fleet.

Wabtec and BNSF Railway Biofuels Pilot to Advance Sustainability

Wabtec and BNSF Railway are partnering to advance sustainability in the rail industry with a new biofuel project aimed at quantifying the impact of alternative fuels on emissions, durability, and performance in Wabtec locomotives.

Construction Started on Minokamo Biomass Plant

Minokamo Biomass Plant LLC, a joint venture by Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. , Sago Co., Ltd., and Mitsubishi HC Capital Inc. , has started construction on the Minokamo Biomass Plant.

Ceres and Horiba Mira partner to accelerate hydrogen and fuel cell technologies

Developer of electrochemical technologies Ceres and European automotive engineering and testing consultancy Horiba Mira have confirmed a long-term agreement to expand the UK’s delivery of new fuel cell and hydrogen technology at scale to international markets.

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