Renewable natural gas (RNG) is a topic that does not get a lot of attention in the debate over renewable energy, but it represents some of the best untapped resources available today. Pipeline quality natural gas is primarily methane, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) is almost pure methane (99%), and methane is a renewable molecule….
Continue reading →Converting natural gas to liquid fuels using Fischer-Tropsch conversion is not a new idea but it has always been a big one, meaning it has always required very large and expensive production facilities. Royal Dutch Shell and South Africa’s Sasol have been the industry leaders in Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) for decades but their existing GTL plants…
Continue reading →Published at Cogeneration and Onsite Power, Oct. 31, 2014 The 2014 WADE DistribuGen Conference and NYSERDA CHP Expo The WADE annual meeting and conference was held in Westchester, NY this year and was cosponsored by NYSERDA, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The event focused on the benefits and market development of…
Continue reading →Published at FC Gas Intelligence, Oct. 14, 2014 Commissioner William P. Doyle of the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission spoke recently at the North American Gas Forum on the expanding role of LNG as a marine fuel. There are two primary drivers that are causing this expansion of maritime LNG use, low cost natural gas now…
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North American Shale Plays There have been a variety of efforts in recent years to harmonize energy policy and markets across USA, Canada, and Mexico. At the North American Gas Forum meeting this past week in Washington D.C. some of these efforts were discussed. The most important change in the energy landscape has clearly been…
Continue reading →The North American Gas Forum was held in Washington D.C. Sept 28-29. The event brought together leaders from across the natural gas supply chain to discuss the latest developments and important issues in the industry today. Keynote speakers were Adam Sieminski, Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration discussing the impressive growth in gas and…
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On September 12 World Resources Institute had an event to unveil their new report on the fresh water impacts of shale gas development. The WRI report examines the availability of freshwater across shale plays globally. Shale resources of natural gas, natural gas liquids and tight oil are extracted using hydrofracking techniques that require substantial quantities…
Continue reading →Breaking Energy, Sept. 11, 2014 (.pdf) The Energy Collective, Sept. 16 The Brookings Institute in Washington DC has come out in favor of lifting the U.S. ban on crude oil exports. Brookings hosted an event on Sept. 9 to unveil their new report titled “Changing Markets: Economic Opportunities from Lifting the U.S. Ban on Crude…
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Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decision to emphasize the use of biogas in the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come out with their own Biogas Opportunities Roadmap to promote biogas as a valuable form of renewable energy. The USDA is working together with the EPA, the…
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The EPA recently announced changes to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) that improves opportunities for biogas to be utilized as a vehicular fuel by qualifying it as an advanced cellulosic biofuel. Biogas derived Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) produced from landfills, municipal waste-water treatment facility digesters, agricultural digesters, and separated MSW…
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