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U.S. firms invest in RNG project

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Published: June 3, 2024

The project will collect manure from dairies with a combined herd size of about 35,000 cows, preventing methane emissions from entering the atmosphere. | File photo

REUTERS — Renewable energy firm Clean Energy Fuels says it will jointly develop renewable natural gas production plants at dairy farms across seven U.S. states in the U.S. with RNG producer Maas Energy Works.

The project will collect manure from dairies with a combined herd size of about 35,000 cows, preventing methane emissions from entering the atmosphere.

U.S. president Joe Biden passed the largest climate change legislation in U.S. history in 2022, meant to kick off a boom in American clean energy development, including RNG.

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The nine sites are expected to cost about US$130 million and will be financed by Clean Energy.

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