Posts by Julia Levin
H Cycle Receives CalRecycle Approval for Waste to Hydrogen Project
H Cycle, an innovator in renewable hydrogen production, has received confirmation from CalRecycle that H Cycle’s project to convert organic waste to energy qualifies as landfill waste diversion. Known as an “Article 2 Determination,” CalRecycle’s decision recognizes that H Cycle will divert organic waste away from landfills and convert it to renewable hydrogen. The H…
Read MoreWest Biofuels Receives $4 Million in CalFire Grants for Bioenergy Production
The California Department of Forests and Fire Protection (CalFire) has awarded $4 million to West Biofuels for projects to convert forest waste to energy, while reduce wildfire risks, creating jobs, and increasing energy reliability. The first award is for $2 million for West Biofuels’ Hat Creek Bioenergy Facility (Burney, Calif.), which is expected to be operational in…
Read MoreDenmark Awards $10 million to Electrochaea for e-Methane Production
Earlier this month the Danish Energy Agency awarded 9.5 million euros to Biocat Roslev ApS, a company owned by Electrochaea, to combine the CO2 captured from biogas production with hydrogen produced from water and wind power to generate e-methane. The project will use Electrochaea’s patented bio-methanation technology and will inject the e-methane into the Danish…
Read MoreCalifornia Awarded Up to $1.2 Billion for Hydrogen Development
President Biden and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm just announced the recipients of $7 billion in funding for clean hydrogen development, awarded to seven Hydrogen Hubs around the country. California’s Hydrogen Hub proposal received one of the biggest awards and is the only Hydrogen Hub focused entirely on renewable hydrogen that is generated from waste biomass…
Read MoreTwo BAC Members – Mote and SMUD – Partner to Develop Carbon Negative Biomass to Hydrogen Project
Mote has received state and federal funding to launch a second biomass to hydrogen project, partnering with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to develop the project in the Sacramento area. The project will convert up to 300,000 tons per year of forest waste to carbon negative hydrogen. That forest waste would otherwise be piled…
Read MoreTrue North Renewable Energy Received Permit for Anaerobic Digestion Plant in Kern County
TNRE’s facility will convert 300,000 tons annually of diverted organic waste to biomethane
Read MoreMainspring to Install Linear Generator at Napa Sanitation District
Mainspring’s linear generator, a noncombustion technology, will convert wastewater biogas to renewable power at the Napa Sanitation District. Mainspring has signed an agreement for the construction and installation of a new Mainspring linear generator that will run on biofuel produced at NapaSan’s wastewater treatment plant, providing renewable energy to power the plant while also reducing…
Read MoreWATCH: Bloom Energy Converts Dairy Biogas into Renewable Power
Bloom Energy is partnering with CalBio to convert dairy manure to carbon negative power. This video highlights the Bloom/CalBio project at Bar20 Dairy Farms in Kerman, California, a third generation, family owned farm that was established in the 1950s. Bar20 has set a goal of using 100 percent renewable power to protect air quality in…
Read MoreU. S. Forest Service Funds BAC Member Projects
The U.S. Forest Service has awarded funding to three BAC members – Arbor Energy, Mote, and West Biofuels – for projects that will convert forest waste to bioenergy. All three projects will use advanced technology to convert forest waste to electricity and fuels, helping to beneficially re-use forest biomass that must be removed to reduce…
Read MoreCalifornia Air Resources Board Adopts Advanced Clean Fleet Regulation
In April, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted one of the most aggressive vehicle regulations in the country. The Advanced Clean Fleet or ACF regulation is focused on converting medium and heavy-duty vehicles to zero emission – battery or fuel cell electric – for most vehicles over 8500 pounds. Thanks to advocacy by the…
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