Join us for this insightful webinar as we discuss how climate-smart farm practices represent innovations in farming that lower the overall emissions of farmers’ operations or crops they produce, paving the way toward the production of low-carbon ethanol that has a net-negative emissions profile. Continue reading “Ethanol Scope 3: Decarbonizing Feedstock”
Join us for an insightful webinar to gain a basic understanding of the U.S. ethanol industry. This session, part of our ongoing “Back to Basics” series, covers the foundational aspects of ethanol production and provide a brief history of the U.S. ethanol market, key drivers of growth, and regulatory frameworks such as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and state-driven low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) shaping the industry, as well as voluntary carbon markets (VCM). Continue reading “Back to Basics: Ethanol 101”
Join us for this informative webinar to understand California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (CA-LCFS) and similar state-driven LCFS-type programs. Continue reading “Back to Basics: California Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Life-Cycle Analysis”
The European Union (EU) is an attractive destination for companies operating in the biomethane value chain. As part of its RePowerEU strategy, the European Commission set an EU-wide biomethane production target of 35 billion cubic meters (bcm) by 2030. While the goal is still far away, in 2022, the EU produced just 3.4 bcm. However, the progress in the last few years has been substantial. Biomethane production grows by 18% (approximately 0.8 bcm) on an annual basis and is projected to grow further due to several EU and national initiatives.
In this webinar, EcoEngineers presents these initiatives to highlight potential growth pathways for the industry, and discusses variable biomethane markets regarding compliance, disclosure, and voluntary markets, certification principles and schemes, traceability of biomethane trades and chain of custody, including new rules of the Union Database (UDB), and provides insight into the current conditions of biomethane imports and its derivatives.
This webinar originally aired on August 14, 2024.
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Join us for an informative webinar as we delve into the critical changes brought by the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Set Rule. This rule, implemented in June 2023, redefined the landscape for Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits and introduced significant provisions under the Biogas Regulatory Reform Rule (BRRR). Continue reading “BRRR Update: Ensuring RIN Compliance, Registration, and Profit”
With market uncertainty on the rise, many renewable natural gas (RNG) players are looking to diversify their credit pools. This EcoEngineers webinar introduces the audience to the Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) and its third-party verification process. We examine the similarities and differences between audits under M-RETS, the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), and the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Current and prospective renewable thermal certificate (RTC) generators will receive new insight into the process from one of the industry’s top verification bodies and learn how it could apply to their business. This comparative approach guides generators through the process by using familiar programs to build their understanding in an easy-to-digest manner.
This webinar originally aired on March 5, 2024. Read our Q&A blog from the webinar here.
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There has been a growing focus on Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions, both in governmental body legislation and individual company climate goals. But what do they really mean? And how does a company search up and down its supply chain to account for its emissions? The carbon experts at EcoEngineers will describe these scopes and how to measure and report them, with an emphasis on Scope 3 demands. Through the lens of a plastic bottle manufacturer, we will discuss the reporting options, potential uses of the data, next steps for companies facing greenhouse gas reporting requirements, and how these measurements can put your company at a competitive advantage above other firms. We hope you can join us!
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In late June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) released the long-awaited Set Rule final language for its Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Although the pathway for the generation of Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits associated with renewable electricity and vehicle charging (eRINs) was removed, other highly significant changes impacting the biogas and renewable natural gas (RNG) industry were retained. One of those important changes includes RIN apportionment between D3 and D5 RINs whereby digesters can now continue to generate D3 RINs through biogas or RNG from wastewater or manure, and further generate D5 RINs through any additional biogas or RNG produced from accepting and co-digesting food waste. This effectively allows digesters to capture D3 RIN revenue that was not previously possible.
Learn more from the technical and regulatory experts at EcoEngineers on how your biogas and RNG projects can benefit from this newly implemented change.
This webinar originally aired on December 6, 2023.
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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law August 2022 contains potentially more than $100 billion of tax incentives over its lifetime. Project developers have the opportunity to seize on and set in motion a rapid-growth pathway for the clean hydrogen economy. This 10-year tax credit is extremely valuable and represents a substantial share of the economic proposition for clean hydrogen production. Specifically, the IRA’s 45V tax credit requires emissions from hydrogen production to meet a low-carbon threshold on a well-to-gate life-cycle basis. To determine eligibility, project developers need a carbon intensity (CI) score.
In this webinar, EcoEngineers will speak about carbon Life-Cycle Analysis (LCA), including factors that affect CI, project eligibility and compliance, and delve into strategies for project developers to navigate regulatory uncertainty effectively and share practical guidance on technology selection.
This webinar originally aired on November 16, 2023.
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With several state, federal, and voluntary carbon market (VCM) incentives available, the ethanol industry has a unique opportunity to reinvent itself. The range of clean fuel regulations across the U.S. and Canada, along with the IRA and bipartisan Infrastructure Law, provide new opportunities to decarbonize ethanol.
In this webinar, we discuss how ethanol producers can incorporate technologies such as carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), hydrogen, renewable natural gas (RNG), biomass based heat, renewable electricity, and sustainable agriculture to significantly lower the carbon intensity (CI) of their products in order to access future compliance, voluntary and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) markets.
In addition, we will discuss why partnerships with supply chains that embrace sustainable farming practices create a holistic approach to reducing the CI score of an ethanol plant’s products and overall carbon footprint. Our expert panelists will dissect the potential benefits, challenges, the regulatory landscape shaping this transformative journey, and provide recommendations on how ethanol producers can successfully chart a path toward a greener, more sustainable future.
This webinar originally aired on October 24, 2023.
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