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Denmark Awards $10 million to Electrochaea for e-Methane Production

By Julia Levin / December 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Denmark 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…

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California Awarded Up to $1.2 Billion for Hydrogen Development

By Julia Levin / October 14, 2023 / Comments Off on California 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…

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Two BAC Members – Mote and SMUD – Partner to Develop Carbon Negative Biomass to Hydrogen Project

By Julia Levin / September 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Two 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…

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True North Renewable Energy Received Permit for Anaerobic Digestion Plant in Kern County

By Julia Levin / August 21, 2023 / Comments Off on True 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

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Mainspring to Install Linear Generator at Napa Sanitation District

By Julia Levin / June 23, 2023 / Comments Off on Mainspring 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…

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WATCH: Bloom Energy Converts Dairy Biogas into Renewable Power

By Julia Levin / June 17, 2023 / Comments Off on WATCH: 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…

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U. S. Forest Service Funds BAC Member Projects

By Julia Levin / June 10, 2023 / Comments Off on U. 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…

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Richmond City Council Approves Raven SR Organic Waste to Hydrogen Project

By Julia Levin / May 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Richmond City Council Approves Raven SR Organic Waste to Hydrogen Project

On May 16, the Richmond City Council voted unanimously to approve development of Raven SR‘s project to convert diverted organic waste and landfill gas to carbon negative hydrogen that will be used to fuel heavy duty trucks in place of diesel. The project, which will be online in 2024, will provide enormous benefits for air…

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WATCH: Mainspring Energy Converts Landfill Gas to electricity

By Julia Levin / February 9, 2023 / Comments Off on WATCH: Mainspring Energy Converts Landfill Gas to electricity

WATCH local news coverage of Mainspring Energy’s linear generator, which is converting landfill methane to renewable electricity in Yolo County. Using its non-combustion technology, Mainspring can reduce methane emissions and provide renewable electricity. According to climate scientists around the world, cutting methane and other Short-Lived Climate Pollutants is the most urgent step we can take…

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Department of Conservation Awards Forest Biomass to Advanced Biofuels Projects

By Julia Levin / February 9, 2023 / Comments Off on Department of Conservation Awards Forest Biomass to Advanced Biofuels Projects

The California Department of Conservation ((DOC) has approved grants to five BAC members to conduct the environmental planning and permitting for projects to convert forest waste to carbon negative biofuels including hydrogen and bio-oil. The projects will also include either biochar production or carbon capture and storage (CCS) to ensure that the fuels are carbon…

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