Appleton, Wis., January 30, 2020 – U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG), becomes first to provide RNG for use in voluntary markets through the Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) Renewable Thermal Certificate (RTC) platform. As a state-of-the-art platform that validates environmental attributes of energy, M-RETS is a leader in the environmental commodity tracking space and serves as a trusted centralized gateway to environmental markets and eliminating double-counting errors. M-RETS issues a unique, traceable digital certificate for every dekatherm (dth) produced by a renewable thermal generator. Types of renewable thermal technologies include...

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January 28 (American Biogas Council) – WASHINGTON – The American Biogas Council (ABC) announced today seven companies who have joined its Board of Directors. Each is a key player in the growing biogas industry. U.S. Gain, Bryan Nudelbacher, Director of Business Development Air Liquide, Chip Stoicovy, Vice President, Clean Energy Solutions Trillium, Charles Love, Renewable Energy Acquisition VGS (formerly Vermont Gas Systems), Tom Murray, Vice President-Customers and Communities Bioenergy DevCo, Peter Ettinger, Chief Development Officer Mendota Agri-Products, Jessica Linville-LeRoy, Director of Sustainable Solutions, and Baker Tilly, Mike Land, Senior Managing Director. Descriptions for each company can be found in ABC’s industry directory and...

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Appleton, Wis., January 23, 2020 – U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of renewable natural gas for the transportation and energy markets, announces the purchase of another anaerobic digester – this one located at Deer Run Dairy, LLC in Kewaunee, Wisconsin. U.S. Gain is currently coordinating the installation of biogas clean-up equipment at Deer Run Dairy, LLC to strip the impurities from the biogas. Next, U.S. Gain will lead project certification efforts through established relationships with both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB). Once certified, the gas will be injected into the...

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Appleton, Wis., December 3, 2019 – U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) reaches an agreement to purchase dairy-based renewable natural gas (RNG) from Brightmark Energy. Earlier this year, Brightmark Energy announced its investment in Madison, Wisconsin, Yakima County, Washington and Byron, New York dairy farms. Together, these farms will produce enough RNG to fuel greenhouse gas emission savings equivalent to removing 6,981 passenger vehicles from U.S. roadways for one year. Brightmark Energy selected U.S. Gain as a partner thanks to their gas marketing capabilities, namely, their immediate link to the California transportation...

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Appleton, Wis., December 2, 2019 – U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) announces the purchase of anaerobic digesters at two Wisconsin dairy farms, S&S Jerseyland Dairy LLC and Dallmann East River Dairy LLC, to expedite RNG development for the transportation and energy markets. U.S. Gain is currently coordinating installation of biogas clean-up equipment at both dairy farms to strip the impurities from the biogas, so it can be injected into the natural gas pipeline system. Next, U.S. Gain will pursue RNG certification through both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California...

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Appleton, Wis., October 22, 2019 – U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of sustainable energy solutions for the transportation market, is pleased to welcome Jon Summersett as the new Director of Product Management. In his role, Jon will be tasked with identifying and developing new products and services to widen our alternative fuel portfolio, collaborating with strategic industry partners and fleets across market sectors to ensure our offering enables success of their sustainability goals. “I am excited to join U.S. Gain and begin work on the next generation of energy solutions,” says Summersett. “Over the past decade,...

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Hexagon Mobile Pipeline has been awarded an order for TITAN® gas transport modules by U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of renewable and compressed natural gas in the United States. The order has a value of USD 1.4 million (approx. NOK 13 million). Hexagon’s Mobile Pipeline® modules will allow renewable natural gas (RNG), produced at dairy farms in Wisconsin, USA to access the pipeline distribution system. "Hexagon continues to grow its position in the emerging RNG market. By enabling efficient collection and distribution of RNG, we are able to play our part in assisting customers to reach...

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Appleton, Wis. (July 29, 2019) – U.S. Gain®, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of renewable natural gas (RNG) for the transportation market, is excited to announce the hiring of Marten Mills to its business development team. In his new position with U.S. Gain, Mills will help the company find RNG dispensing opportunities in the Northern California and Pacific Northwest markets. He brings more than 12 years of experience in natural gas station design and construction. “I look forward to bringing renewable natural gas to California,” says Mills. “Joining U.S. Gain was an easy decision because their core values...

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Appleton, Wis. — June 26, 2019 — With its corporate headquarters surrounded by dairy farms, U.S. Gain is personally familiar with the benefits the agricultural industry provides the local economy. Even so, U.S. Gain President Mike Koel never thought his business would be investing in these farms to produce alternative fuel. With partnerships in 12 dairy farms and growing, U.S. Gain is especially honored to see these farms profit from renewable natural gas (RNG) production. RNG is an alternative fuel produced by capturing methane from agricultural waste, wastewater, landfills and food waste. Gas from these sources is cleaned and conditioned...

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Tennessee landfill now producing clean fuel for transportation industry APPLETON, Wis., May 7, 2019  - U.S. Gain, a leader in development, procurement and distribution of sustainable energy solutions, announces the completion of its sixth renewable natural gas (RNG) landfill development project located in Church Hill, Tennessee. Methane gas from Carter Valley Landfill, which is owned by Republic Services, Inc.—an industry leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste disposal—is being captured and cleaned, and then converted to RNG for the transportation sector. Collaborative efforts from Tennessee Renewable Group (TRG), a leading developer and marketer of renewable natural gas production; Toro...

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