Posts by Julia Levin
Air Board Proposes Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive
Earlier this year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed adding a Manufacturing Decarbonization Incentive (MDI) to the state’s Cap-and-Invest program. The MDI would help manufacturing facilities in California to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by allocating free allowances to facilities that switch from fossil fuels for process energy to biomethane, biomass, renewable electricity or…
Read MoreCalBio Smashes Carbon Intensity Records
How low can it go? Well, California Bioenergy’s new dairy biogas to hydrogen project is breaking carbon intensity records in all the best ways. CalBio is working with Bar20 Dairy Farm in Kerman, California to convert dairy manure to low carbon hydrogen for transportation fueling. The California Air Resources Board has released a draft analysis…
Read MoreResources Agency Secretary Calls for Increased Biomass Use
In early May, the Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency, Wade Crowfoot, called on the heads of eight other state agencies to increase inter-agency collaboration on biomass utilization. Secretary Crowfoot sent a letter to the heads of the CPUC, CEC, Air Board, CalFire, Department of Conservation, Governor’s Office of Business Development and other agencies.…
Read MoreCalBio and Mainspring Expand Use of Linear Generators on Dairies
California Bioenergy LLC (CalBio) has announced that it will expand its use of Mainspring Energy’s linear generators to provide 5.3 megawatts of emissions free power. CalBio’s purchase of an additional eight linear generators will be deployed at its North Visalia and South Tulare cluster biogas upgrading sites. CalBio was the first dairy digester developer in…
Read MoreUS Forest Service Highlights West Biofuels, Need for Forest Bioenergy
The United States Forest Service (USFS), which has provided funding for several forest BioMAT projects, is featuring West Biofuels and one of its BioMAT projects on the USFS homepage. The USFS website underscores how important bioenergy is for forest health, protection against wildfires, air quality, energy reliability and rural economic development. USFS also underscores that…
Read MoreBioMAT in the News
The Sacramento Bee and multiple other newspapers across the state have printed BAC’s op-ed in support of the BioMAT program. The op-ed urges Governor Newsom to direct the CPUC to follow the law and the science by extending the BioMAT program. More than two dozen BioMAT projects are currently in development and those projects will…
Read MoreCalRecycle’s Draft Zero Waste Plan Falls Short
CalRecycle has released a draft plan to achieve Zero Waste in California. Unfortunately, the draft is more of an overview than an action plan. It provides some important observations and examples, but very few specific, actionable items to achieve zero waste. Even more concerning, it focuses very little on organic waste, which emits methane –…
Read MoreForbes Articles Feature BAC Members Anaergia, Raven SR, and Sierra Energy
Forbes.com has published articles on three BAC members – Anaergia, Raven SR, and Sierra Energy – that are on the cutting edge of bioenergy development. Anaergia is developing organic waste and waste biogas to energy projects on four continents, helping local governments and wastewater agencies turn their waste into valuable forms of energy. Raven SR…
Read MoreGreen Hydrogen Coalition Report Highlights Benefits of Waste Biomass to Hydrogen
The Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC) released a white paper that shows that converting waste biomass – organic waste that would otherwise go to landfill – into hydrogen can provide enormous benefits for the environment and the economy. The GHC paper focuses primarily on the opportunity and benefits in Los Angeles County, but most of the…
Read MoreCalBio Secures CDFA Grants for Dairy Digesters
California Bioenergy (CalBio) has helped to secure multiple grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). CDFA has long recognized the essential role of the dairy industry in addressing climate change, advancing renewable energy, and improving the quality of life in rural communities. The funding will support significant methane reductions and other benefits…
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