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TULSA, Okla., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ONE Gas and Vanguard Renewables today announced a renewable natural gas (RNG) initiative designed to develop and expand farm-based RNG projects across Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. This will be Vanguard Renewables first mid-continent alliance with a local natural gas distribution company that is committed to innovating its clean energy fuel mix through RNG.
The joint effort delivers a sustainable, renewable energy option for ONE Gas customers to reduce emissions and achieve environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
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A Vanguard Renewables anaerobic digester recycles greenhouse gas-producing organic waste into renewable energy on a Massachusetts farm.
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Date: 27 May 2021
January 28, 2021
Vanguard Renewables has 6 digesters installed in farms in the Northeast and is planning for many more in 2021.//Courtesy of Vanguard Renewables
The promise of renewable natural gas is a sustainability win that has been financially and logistically out of reach for even the largest companies. Vanguard Renewables created the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance to start delivering on this promise for its founding members Unilever, Starbucks and Dairy Farmers of America.
The Massachusetts-based recycler uses anaerobic biodigesters to create renewable natural gas from food waste. Bacteria in the digesters consume the waste, creating methane and CO2 as byproducts. The gas can then be used for energy purposes.
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[00:00:26] Liz: Hi everyone. This is Liz Bothwell from Waste360 with John Hanselman CEO of Vanguard Renewables. Welcome back, John. Thanks for being on the show again.
[00:00:37] John Hanselman: Thanks, Liz. I m delighted to be back.
[00:00:40] Liz: I know you and I have chatted previously, but those who didn t hear that Could you just give us a quick overview of your background in the industry?
By Vanguard Renewables | December 14, 2020
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Major food industry leaders are joining forces alongside Vanguard Renewables to launch the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance aimed at accelerating long-term commitments to avoid or eliminate food waste first and repurpose what can’t be eliminated into renewable energy. FPSA first movers include Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America. The Farm Powered Strategic Alliance commits to reducing food waste from manufacturing and the supply chain and repurposing any unavoidable waste that cannot be eliminated into renewable energy via Vanguard Renewables farm-based anaerobic digesters. The FPSA members also commit to begin exploring the process of decarbonizing their thermal energy usage by converting to farm-derived renewable natural gas.