In California, the RNG COALITION announced the commissioning of the 500th operational renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in North America. This is a significant milestone that achieves the 2025 benchmark for the industry’s Sustainable Methane Abatement & Recycling Timeline (SMART) initiative.
Established in 2019, SMART is an initiative to capture and control methane and CO2 from more than 43,000 waste sites across North America by 2050 — and convert the avoided emissions into domestic sources of renewable fuel, heat, power and other products for airports, buildings, hospitals, universities, medium- and heavy-duty trucks, as well as for the maritime, aviation, rail, and food and beverage industries.
As the amount of waste from society increases, RNG facilities represent a sustainable solution supporting North America’s growing energy demand. Since the COALITION’s founding in 2011, the number of RNG facilities in operation has increased from just 31 to over 500 today.
With an additional 153 facilities currently under construction and another 293 in various planning and permitting phases, the RNG COALITION is already shifting industry sights to focus on the SMART initiative’s next benchmark: 1,000 operational facilities by the end of 2030.
Tags: California, RNG Coalition
Category: Fuels
