President Obama called for more use of natural gas in transportation this Thursday while visiting a UPS facility in Las Vegas. We commend the President for recognizing the immediate benefit of using a clean, domestic fuel such as natural gas: “A great place to start is natural gas,” stated Obama.…Read more

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A new scientific analysis published today in Science, urges a focus on methane and soot (black carbon) emission reduction to deliver the quickest and greatest range of benefits – ranging from improved human health to increased crop yields. Benefits could start being seen in just weeks or months, rather than decades, according to one scientist…Read more

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Market development is required for increased use of biomethane in the transport sector, and support in the U.S. currently lags well behind that in the European Union. An official UK Environmental Audit states that “biomethane is an almost perfect renewable transport fuel.” The audit concludes that wide adoption of CNG and biomethane for transport will deliver the greatest air quality benefits at the lowest cost, especially when compared to expensive battery powered hybrid electric vehicles….Read more

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On November 28-29th, Washington State University Energy Program and Washington Clean Cities will host a 2-part webinar on Biomethane as a Transportation Fuel.
Speakers from Argonne National Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory will be featured. Topics will include discussion of technologies for producing biomethane (or renewable natural gas), costs and benefits, plus opportunities for biomethane [...]

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The MV Egret has landed, and FirmGreen’s latest green technology shipment was being offloaded late into the evening Monday…Read more

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MV Industrial Egret is now slightly ahead of her previous schedule, with an ETA at the port of Rio de Janeiro on August 27th…Read more.

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The MV Industrial Egret has offloaded cargo in Smalkalden Harbor and is now back in route to its final destination of Rio de Janeiro, currently expected August 29th. The MV Egret’s next stop is Port Itaqui…Read more.

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MV Industrial Egret cruises steadily off the coast of Venezuela, carrying shipment two of FirmGreen’s green technology cargo southeastward toward its next port call…Read more.

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Waste Management and Coca-Cola Enterprises are just a couple of high profile companies making significant strides to integrate biomethane in their heavy-duty vehicle fleets…Read more

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FirmGreen, Inc. (FirmGreen®) is making big waves in green technology—as the first international shipment of its proprietary biogas cleaning equipment is nearing its destination in Brazil, with more shipments to follow.
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