In the United States (US), U.S. Gain, has announced a new renewable natural gas (RNG) development project located in Springfield, Nebraska (NE) as well as an RNG supply contract for Southern California Gas Company’s (SoCalGas) natural gas fueling station network. Both projects will be impactful in the development and supply of RNG across the country.
A subsidiary of U.S. Venture, Inc, a distributor of petroleum and renewable energy products, lubricants, tyres, and parts for the automotive aftermarket, Appleton, Wisconsin (WI) based U.S. Gain is focused on the development, procurement and distribution of renewable and compressed natural gas for the transportation and energy markets.
RNG is methane captured from landfill, wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) and agricultural waste that is cleaned and conditioned to meet natural gas pipeline quality standards. Once the gas is certified for use, it can be dispensed through natural gas fueling stations as a drop-in fuel, with no changes to fueling equipment or vehicles.
Significant RNG development opportunities
As a vertically-integrated RNG provider, U.S. Gain is working with producers and developers on a multitude of landfill, agricultural and wastewater treatment RNG development projects – converting their waste to financially-rewarding, clean fuel.
With more than 70 million tonnes of organic waste produced in the United States each year, much of which is not being converted to fuel or energy, there are significant opportunities for RNG development still available.
One of the most recent projects that U.S. Gain was involved in is the Sarpy County Landfill located in Springfield, Nebraska. This landfill will produce enough RNG to fuel 117 class eight trucks daily, the equivalent of displacing more than 2.3 million (US) gallons (≈ 8.7 million litres) of diesel.
We’re honored to have worked with a team of experienced professionals on development of the Sarpy County Landfill. These projects often take longer to develop than expected, but are completely worth all the effort when the final certification approval is received. The transportation industry needs clean fuel, and we’re committed to meeting the growing demand for RNG. We currently have 20 RNG development projects in process, said U.S. Gain President Mike Koel.
Offering RNG in California
A household name in California, SoCalGas plans to deploy a variety of tactics to achieve their vision, one of which is to replace compressed natural gas (CNG) with RNG across their fueling station network.
RNG offered at these stations is expected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by more than 21 000 tonnes annually—the equivalent of taking 4,500 passenger cars off the road.
SoCalGas is excited to offer RNG at many of our natural gas vehicle fueling stations from U.S. Gain. RNG is an important tool in helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, that is why SoCalGas has committed to having 20 percent RNG in our system by 2030, said Jawaad Malik, vice president of Gas Acquisitions.
Bryan Nudelbacher, director of business development for U.S. Gain, says that providing RNG throughout the SoCalGas fueling network will substantially improve air quality for residents in Southern California.
The best feature of renewable natural gas is the ability to provide up to 125 percent well-to-wheel emission savings when used in transportation. We look forward to supplying the cleanest fuel option to more fleets and stations in California, as well as the rest of North America, ended Bryan Nudelbacher.
