agriculture
Maine farmers, solar developers hope clean energy growth yields mutual benefits
A burgeoning solar industry could offer landowners a financial boost, but industry leaders are cautious to protect the state’s prime farmland.
agriculture
Revived Iowa ethanol plant would make RNG to meet demand in California
A German bioenergy company’s reboot would make ethanol and renewable natural gas, though questions remain about its life-cycle climate and environmental impacts.
renewable natural gas
Iowa researchers see wasted potential in agricultural biofuels
The team hopes to make anaerobic digestion more efficient and profitable for farmers who convert manure to natural gas.
Opinion
Commentary: Indoor farming needs to go green. Cannabis can help it get there
Indoor cannabis cultivation is well-positioned to be the first market to widely demonstrate and deploy clean energy technologies.
Vermont
Vermont dairy farmers hope anaerobic digester can provide financial boost
The project will turn cow manure and food waste into renewable natural gas for use by Middlebury College.