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Biogas-To-RNG Project Developer Is Ready To Move The Needle 0 2 0 0 0 BioCycle interviewed Bob Powell, founder and CEO of Brightmark, about his company’s growth trajectory in the anaerobic digestion and RNG space. Nora Goldstein	Compostable Resins Company Celebrates 30th Year 0 0 0 0 0 Novamont, based in Novara, Italy, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The bioplastics company, which creates biochemicals and bioproducts, focuses on the integration of chemistry, agriculture and the environment.
Biomethane Usage Grows In Europe 0 0 1 0 0 The natural gas vehicle fleet in Europe is running with 17% biomethane on average, reports the Natural & bio Gas Vehicle Association (NGVA Europe).	Depackaging And Digestion Demo In California 0 0 0 0 0 A multiyear food waste-to-energy demonstration project in Goleta, California has been evaluating a source separated organics (SSO) food waste depackaging system followed by anaerobic digestion (AD) of the slurried organics.
Connections: What’s Cooking? 0 0 0 1 0 Finding the ingredients to make a potting mix that plants will love from Class A digested biosolids entails trying a range of recipes, sniff tests and parameter measuring. Sally Brown	Natural Gas Utility Announces New Source Of RNG 1 0 1 3 0 FortisBC, a natural gas utility in British Columbia (BC), has a “30BY30” target to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030.
California’s SB 1383 Compost And Mulch Procurement Factsheets 0 0 0 0 0 The regulations for California Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383), the Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Reduction Act, are in the final public comment period, established to review “nonsubstantive” changes that do not impact the scope of the regulations.	Market Opportunities For Biosolids 0 0 0 0 0 A new study, “North American Biosolids Management Market, Forecast to 2024,” examines growth opportunities for biosolids products.
AgSTAR’s New Digester Project Development Handbook 1 1 0 0 1 Hot off the “press,” AgSTAR’s updated handbook is a comprehensive compilation of the latest knowledge in the industry on best practices for anaerobic digestion and biogas systems. Nick Elger and Vanessa McKinney	Letter From Scotland: COVID-19 Impact On AD Sector 0 0 0 0 0 Robin Szmidt, Director of Target Renewables, writes the BioCycle Community from his home in Scotland.
Digesting Dumped Milk, RNG For Sea-Tac 0 0 0 0 0 The last week has been chock full of anaerobic digestion and biogas news. This roundup includes tips for adding COVID-caused unsold milk to digesters and the latest on a major airport becoming a major RNG offtaker. Nora Goldstein	Market Opportunities for Anaerobic Digestion In India 0 0 1 0 0 Under the auspices of the Global Methane Initiative, U.S. EPA developed a report, “Market Opportunities for Anaerobic Digestion of Livestock and Agro-Industrial Wastes in India,” to help inform project developers, policymakers, and other interested stakeholders about the potential for biogas capture and use in India.
International Outlook For Biogas, Biomethane 2 2 0 0 0 A new International Energy Agency (IEA) study provides estimates of the sustainable potential for biogas and biomethane supply based on a detailed assessment of feedstock availability and production costs across all regions of the world.	BPI, AgSTAR Announcements 0 0 0 0 0 The Biodegradable Products Institute’s (BPI) Stakeholder Members are entities with an interest in BPI’s mission and the broader effort to keep organics out of landfills, but who don’t currently certify materials, products or packaging.
COVID-19 Resources For Organics Recycling Operations 1 0 0 0 0 Ireland’s Cré, the Mid-Atlantic Biosolids Association (MABA), and the US Composting Council (USCC) provided their members with links to valuable guidance for managers and employees of composting and anaerobic digestion facilities, wastewater treatment plants, and biosolids recycling programs. We’ve compiled them for easy access.	Biomethane Pathway To 2030 0 0 0 0 1 Charlotte Morton, Chief Executive of the United Kingdom’s Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA), wrote the following in the foreword to “Biomethane: The Pathway To 2030,” an ADBA report released in early March: “Time and time again, prominent organizations with the ear of our government have highlighted biomethane’s vital role in the [current] decade of decarbonization.
ISWA Global Assessment Of Municipal Organics 0 0 0 0 0 The International Solid Waste Association’s Working Group on the Biological Treatment of Waste (WGBTW) released the Global Assessment Of Municipal Organic Waste Production And Recycling in mid-March, authored by Marco Ricci-Jürgensen, Jane Gilbert and Aditi Ramola. The report summarizes global estimates of the amount of organic solid wastes produced — principally from municipal origin — and separately collected (source segregated) and treated through a composting and/or anaerobic digestion process.	Biogas, Compost In Proposed Ag Resilience Act 1 0 1 0 0 On Feb. 26, 2020, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040.
Seeking Farmer Perspectives On AD 0 0 0 0 0 Risa Lewis, an undergraduate in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources program at the University of Connecticut, has focused her senior thesis on on-farm anaerobic digestion in the Northeastern United States. A component of Lewis’ thesis is to conduct a survey on “Farmer Perspectives & Investment in Anaerobic Digestion”.	RNG Fueling On The Grow 1 0 3 0 0 Clean Energy Fuels Corp. delivered 143 million gallons of Redeem™ Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) in 2019, due in part to a number of corporate and municipal contracts. Redeem is derived from capturing biogenic methane produced by landfills and anaerobic digesters at dairies and wastewater treatment plants. In 2019, Clean Ene
Connections: Compost And Methane Avoidance 1 2 0 0 0 How compost earned its #60 ranking in Drawdown. Part II Sally Brown	Economics Of Advanced Biofuels 0 0 0 0 0 IEA Bioenergy’s new report, “Advanced Biofuels – Potential for Cost Reduction,” acknowledges the gap between the cost of the advanced biofuels and current fuel prices, and explains how this gap can be reduced in the medium term through process improvements in designing, building and operating plants, financing costs reduction, and technology learning.
Potential Game-Changer For RINs “Waivers” 0 0 0 0 0 Avalanche of small refinery RFS economic hardship “waivers” may be coming to an end after court ruling. Michael H. Levin	Growing The Dairy Biogas-To-RNG Supply 2 3 2 0 0 Strategic partnership between Dominion Energy and Vanguard Renewables to build dairy digesters to produce RNG. Nora Goldstein
Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 • Indiana Dairy Farm Updates Its Digester System • Parity For Biogas	Anaerobic Digest 0 1 1 0 0 • Pennsylvania WWTP Fills Food Waste Recycling Demand • Unlocking Global Biogas Potential • RNG Supply Assessment
Composting And Anaerobic Digestion Infrastructure Investment Insights 0 0 0 0 0 Infrastructure news in December 2019 highlights organics recycling opportunities. BioCycle December 2019	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle November/December 2019
Successful Business Strategies For Codigestion At WRRFs 0 0 1 0 0 New report’s primary focus is on codigestion strategies that water resource recovery facilities can develop to create value, and to manage the associated financial risks. Carol Adaire Jones BioCycle November/December 2019	Connections: Collective Goodness 0 0 0 0 0 Sally Brown BioCycle November/December 2019
Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle September/October 2019	Evolution Of A Food Waste Digester 0 1 0 1 0 A digester built in 2012 by a rendering company to process its residuals is evolving into a merchant facility to manage all types of food waste streams. Nora Goldstein BioCycle September/October 2019
Biological Recycling Of Biodegradable Plastics 0 3 1 1 0 To meet demand for organics recovery and reduced plastic waste, biodegradable plastics will be an increasing part of the future. Biological recycling infrastructure must be ready to respond. Norma McDonald BioCycle September/October 2019	Closed Loop AD Solution For Cane Sugar Industry 0 0 0 0 0 Research identifies process to make cellulose in tightly bonded lignocellulosic bagasse and cachaza substrates available to microorganisms for anaerobic degradation, without expensive pretreatment. Avijit Dasgupta BioCycle September/October 2019
EPA Rule Not Great For Clean Power 0 0 0 0 0 EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule may drastically reduce environmental compliance flexibility — and revenues for anaerobic digestion projects. Michael H. Levin BioCycle September/October 2019	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle August 2019
BioCycle Trailblazer: Tatjana (Tanja) Vujic, Director of Biogas Strategy, Duke University 0 0 2 1 0 BioCycle August 2019	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle July 2019, Vol. 60 No. 5, p. 16
Composting And AD In California 1 0 1 1 0 Recent survey of large, operating composting and anaerobic digestion facilities sheds light on the state’s capacity to process the increasing flow of diverted organics. Nora Goldstein BioCycle July 2019	State Of Play In Renewable Fuels Market 0 0 0 0 0 New report projects sharply increased biogas demand and supply that could benefit anaerobic digester (AD) developers — amid tensions that may undercut its forecasts. Michael H. Levin BioCycle July 2019
Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle May/June 2019	Small-Scale Dairy Digester Fits The Bill 0 2 1 1 0 Wisconsin farm digester processes 82 percent manure, 12 percent bed pack/manure, and 6 percent food waste. Dan Emerson BioCycle May/June 2019
Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle March/April 2019	Biogas To RNG Projects: What, Why And How 2 10 2 1 0 With prices for renewable electricity low in many states, biogas producers are turning to the renewable natural gas marketplace. This road map is a valuable navigation tool. Brad Pleima BioCycle March/April 2019
101 For Low Carbon Fuel Standard 1 1 1 1 0 California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which grew out of the state’s Global Warming Solutions Act, is stimulating markets for biogas, including renewable natural gas. Paul Greene BioCycle March/April 2019	2019 Renewable Fuel Standard Update 0 0 0 0 0 Three associations, including the American Biogas Council, filed a petition in February to activate the renewable electricity pathway of the RFS. Maureen Walsh BioCycle March/April 2019
Toronto Advances RNG Projects 0 3 0 0 0 Biogas produced from anaerobic digestion of residential organics is on track to be upgraded to renewable natural gas via partnership with gas utility. Peter Gorrie BioCycle March/April 2019	Maryland Nutrient Trading Update 0 0 0 0 0 Recent developments in the state of Maryland show that progress can be a work in progress. Michael H. Levin BioCycle March/April 2019
Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle February 2019	Deep Dive Into Danish Biogas 2 3 2 0 1 The state of biogas in Denmark has been driven by economies of scale, standardized designs, buy-in from farmers and, not least, strong, bipartisan policy support. Louise Hansen, Robert Spencer and Tony Barbagallo BioCycle February 2019
Biogas Research And Development In Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 An important factor in developing new technologies at the university is the link to private companies able to commercialize and bring them to market. Claus Mortensen and Ole Trudslev BioCycle February 2019	Something Is Very Right In Denmark 1 0 0 0 0 A California Energy Commission policy advisor assesses applicability of Danish renewable gas infrastructure and economics to achieving the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Tim Olson BioCycle February 2019
Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle January 2019	Smithfield Foods Goes Big On Biogas 4 4 0 0 0 A commitment to anaerobic digestion on 90 percent of its hog finishing farms in 3 states was followed by formation of a joint venture with Dominion Energy, called Align Renewable Natural Gas. Nora Goldstein BioCycle January 2019
Digester Developer Finds Sweet Spots 1 0 1 2 0 Vanguard Renewables uses an “everybody wins” approach as it builds, owns and operates anaerobic digesters on dairy farms to process food waste and manure. Nora Goldstein BioCycle January 2019	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle November/December 2018
Upgrading Treatment Plant To Energy Net Zero 2 1 1 1 0 The City of Gresham, Oregon wastewater treatment plant generates about 10 percent more electricity than it needs via a combination of energy efficiency, codigestion and cogeneration, and a solar array. Gregg Hayward BioCycle November/December 2018	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle October 2018
Food Manufacturer Gains Treatment Flexibility 0 0 0 0 0 K.B. Specialty Foods’ new anaerobic wastewater system upgrade adds “ease of operation” to food manufacturing plant. Dan Emerson BioCycle October 2018	Anaerobic Digestion Of Aquaculture Organics 0 2 0 0 0 Scottish waste authority recently installed a pasteurization system to enable it to accept salmon waste — and meet the UK’s Animal By-Product regulations. Chris French BioCycle October 2018
Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle September 2018	Federal Biogas Policies Update 0 0 0 0 0 The 2018 Farm Bill Reauthorization, U.S. EPA renewable fuel targets, and carbon utilization are among the legislative and federal agency activities in 2018. Maureen Walsh BioCycle September 2018
Fate Of Compostable Bags In Digester Field Trials 1 0 0 0 0 Certified biodegradable and compostable bags containing municipal biowaste were processed at four German facilities with AD and composting systems. M. Kern, T. Turk, A. Hüttner and U. Koj BioCycle September 2018	Technology Combo Yields RNG And Compost 1 0 3 1 0 The Surrey Biofuel facility employs wet and dry anaerobic digestion, and tunnel composting, to manage municipal and commercial organics. Peter Gorrie BioCycle September 2018
Moving The Biogas Needle In North Carolina 0 1 0 0 0 Could this state serve as a national model for how to catalyze the biogas economy? Nora Goldstein BioCycle September 2018	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle August 2018
Investment Tax Credits For AD Projects 0 0 0 1 0 New Internal Revenue Service guidance on “begin construction” has takeaways for biogas-to-electricity and other ITC-eligible projects. Michael H. Levin BioCycle August 2018	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle July 2018
Codigestion Of Food Waste In The U.S. 0 6 4 2 0 U.S. EPA survey of operators of anaerobic digestion facilities that accept food waste provides a national picture of total processing capacity, tons processed, and biogas produced. Nora Goldstein BioCycle July 2018	Anaerobic Digest 1 0 0 0 0 BioCycle June 2018
Swine Manure To Biomethane 1 3 1 0 0 The newest project to come on line in North Carolina collects biogas from 5 hog farm digesters and conditions it for pipeline injection. Craig Coker BioCycle June 2018	Malt Producer Closes Loop With Digestate 0 0 0 0 0 Sixty percent of Muntons’ supply chain carbon footprint is attributed to artificial fertilizer used by its barley growers. The solution? Convert its liquid malt waste into biofertilizer. Richard Crowhurst BioCycle June 2018
Anaerobic Digest 1 0 1 0 1 BioCycle May 2018	Facilitating Food Waste Digestion 0 0 1 0 0 Increasing volumes of commercial food waste, much of it contaminated or packaged, led digestion facility in South San Francisco to install a depackaging unit. Nora Goldstein BioCycle May 2018
Nutrient Credits Start To Surge 0 0 1 1 0 Nutrient credit initiatives are proceeding with relative speed in several states. This could be good news for anaerobic digestion projects. Michael H. Levin BioCycle May 2018	Anaerobic Digest 0 0 0 0 0 BioCycle March/April 2018
California Launches Its Organics Revolution 2 0 0 0 0 The Director and Chief Deputy Director of CalRecycle explain scope of state’s landmark new climate law and describe creative solutions that are key to its success. Scott Smithline and Ken DaRosa BioCycle March/April 2018	Pipeline Injection Of Biomethane In California 0 0 0 0 0 Funds are available for project developers, and low carbon fuel market incentives are attractive. Will this lead to more RNG being injected into California’s gas pipelines? Craig Coker BioCycle March/April 2018
Codigestion At Water Resource Recovery Facilities 0 0 0 0 0 In California, WRRFs have capacity to help provide food waste recycling infrastructure. Elsewhere in the U.S., facilities are ramping up to codigest these high strength feedstocks. Nora Goldstein BioCycle March/April 2018	Recovering Nutrients In Digested Dairy Manure 1 0 2 2 0 Further separation concentrates nitrogen and phosphorus in the solids. The liquid “tea water” contains mainly dissolved solids, including ammonia and potassium. Peter Gorrie BioCycle March/April 2018