Renewable Natural Gas - A Serious Consideration for the Future as an Investment and Tradable Fuel Source?
What is renewable natural gas (RNG)? RNG is mainly produced by processing methane from agricultural waste, food waste and landfills. It can even be derived from sewage. In this sense, it reduces environmental pollution as it converts methane (CH4) into purified carbon dioxide (CH4 is 28x more potent at trapping heat than CO2), and also repurposes existing waste resources. This creates an idea of a circular economy, as often these feedstocks are unwanted and their removal typically paid for under waste disposal circumstances. It is important to note that RNG is fundamentally the same as natural gas, and is compatible with existing infrastructure (e.g. the natural gas pipeline network for sending gas across the states). Although because of the sources it is produced from, RNG can still be considered a new type of fuel in the context of diversifying domestic energy production. Note: Feedstock means the raw material, in this case waste, that is used to process RNG. Natural...