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Smithfield Foods Generates RNG from Wastewater to Power North Carolina Communities

Smithfield Foods, Inc, in partnership with Duke Energy and OptimaBio, is now producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from the wastewater treatment system at its Tar Heel, North Carolina, pork processing facility, which will help power more than 2,000 local homes and businesses. The three companies are utilizing the world's largest pork processing facility to provide renewable energy to consumers while reducing their own, and the state of North Carolina's, carbon footprint.

Agility Fuel Solutions Makes History in India with Long Distance CNG Buses

Dharmendra Pradhan, India’s minister for petroleum and natural gas, launched India’s first long distance compressed natural gas (CNG) bus on December 24, 2019, under a strategic program led by Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the largest CNG distribution company in India. 

Ence Inaugurates Biomass Plant in Puertollano, Spain

The President of the Board of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, attended the opening of Ence’s new renewable energy generation plant with low emission biomass of 50 MW in the town of La Mancha. Also in attendance were the Mayor of Puertollano, Isabel Rodríguez García, the President of the company, Ignacio Colmenares, and the President of Honor, Juan Luis Arregui and other dignataries.