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May 4-27, 2021
Biogas Americas Live
VIRTUAL
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May 11, 2021
RNG Summit
Fort Worth, TX
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May 13, 2021
SoCal SWANA Chapter Workshop: Safety Summit
VIRTUAL
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May 20, 2021
Alternative Technology Advisory Subcommittee (ATAS) Meeting
VIRTUAL
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June 10, 2021
SoCal SWANA Chapter Workshop: Disaster Recovery
VIRTUAL
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June 28-30, 2021
WasteEXPO
Las Vegas, NV
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August 4-5, 2021
Resource Recycling Conference and Tradeshow
VIRTUAL
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August 16-18, 2021
Waste Conversion Technology Conference and Tradeshow
San Diego, CA
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August 16-19, 2021
CRRA 45th Annual Conference and Tradeshow
VIRTUAL
For more information, click here.
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Environmental Research & Education Foundation Grant
The Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) is offering grant funding for sustainable solid waste management practices. Previously awarded grants have ranged from $15,000 to over $500,000 with the average grant amount in recent years being $160,000. Pre-proposals will be accepted starting April 16th to the deadline date of May 3rd at 5 p.m. eastern time. For more information, click here.
DOE Announces $61.4 Million for Biofuel Research to Reduce Transportation Emissions
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $61.4 million for technologies that produce low-cost, low-carbon biofuels. Biofuels are derived from organic waste and can power heavy-duty vehicles that are difficult to electrify with current technologies-including airplanes and ships-to help accelerate America's path to a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. The application process will include two phases: a concept paper and a full application. Concept papers are due on April 30, 2021, and full applications are due on June 21, 2021. For more information, click here.
Organic Waste Recycling Center to Accept Food Scraps from Encinitas Residents
Beginning in June, residents of Encinitas, California will be asked to begin disposing their food waste in their green waste bins to be processed at a recently opened anaerobic digestion (AD) facility in San Diego County to create vehicle fuel. The AD facility will also create a residual digestate material that can be used as fertilizer and has other agricultural uses. To read more, click here.
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Biofuel Project Proposed in McFarland Would Bury Carbon from Ag Waste, Produce Alternative to Diesel
Frontline BioEnergy has proposed a bioenergy project in Kern County that will gasify about 300,000 tons per year of nut shells and other local agricultural waste and turn it into natural gas equivalent to 21 million gallons of gasoline. It would also generate an estimated 125 tons per day of biochar which can be used as a soil amendment, odor-absorber, or component of fertilizer. It can also be used for water filtration or fabric dyes. To read more, click here.
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Dickinson College to Launch Full-Scale Anaerobic Digester
Over 10 years ago, Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania began using anaerobic digestion to make biogas from cooking oil byproduct, and later began co-digesting cow manure and dining hall food waste. Dickinson is now planning to make over 200,000 kWh per year in electricity in addition to cooking fuel by early 2022. To read more, click here.
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Brightmark Expands from RNG to Plastics Recycling, Landing Offtake Agreement with BP
Technology developer Brightmark is planning to launch a 100,000-ton-a-year pyrolysis facility in Indiana. The plant will convert plastic waste into 18 million gallons of liquid fuel and naphtha blend stocks that can be converted back into plastics and six million gallons of wax per year. The wax can be used to produce commodities like candles and cardboard boxes. To read more, click here.
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From Smoky Skies to a Green Horizon: Scientists Convert Fire-Risk Wood into Biofuel
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories have collaborated to develop a process for converting woody plant matter like forest overgrowth and agricultural waste into liquid biofuel. The scientists used commercially available enzymes and a specially engineered strain of yeast to convert wood into cost-competitive ethanol. To read more, click here.
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