Keep the Tailpipe, Lose the Carbon – Advanced BioFuels USA
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by Keith Reid (Fuels Market News) LEADING FUELS-FOCUSED GROUPS SEE ALTERNATIVE FUELS AS KEY PLAYERS IN A NET-ZERO ENVIRONMENT. … From international political centers to state governments, there seems to be a rush to not only work toward low-carbon goals but to ban internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs).
When fueled by renewable natural gas recovered from landfills, wastewater treatment facilities and food and agricultural waste digesters, these trucks and buses deliver carbon neutral or carbon negative emissions in even the most specialized real-world applications.
California’s RNG mix is increasingly decarbonizing. According to California Air Resources Board data, the average carbon intensity of bio-CNG sold in California in the fourth quarter of 2020 alone was -26.11, making renewable natural gas the lowest of any in use motor fuel, including fully renewable electric from wind or solar. READ MORE
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