Gus Simmons, Cavanaugh’s Director of Bioenergy, recently attended the third annual American Gas Association’s RNG Workshop in Reno, NV, whose attendance has grown in the last three years by leaps and bounds. It was gratifying to participate in the Renewable…
Read MoreAmerican Biogas Council (ABC) held Hands-On Digester Operator Training in Hog Country, Kenansville, NC
Digester Operations Training is something you just can’t find everywhere. These projects are innovative and complex, you just can’t learn to operate them by reading instructions in textbooks. So, what better way to experience and learn about the renewable natural gas operation, than…
Read MoreDominion Electric Partners with Smithfield Foods to Convert Hog Waste to Renewable Energy
“RNG is an innovative and proven way to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture industry by converting it into clean renewable energy.” – Thomas F. Farrell, II, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dominion Energy. Two global industry…
Read MoreThe American Biogas Council Awards Optima KV Agricultural Project of the Year
Pictured here: Bernie Sheff, American Biogas Council, Chair, Gus Simmons, PE, Cavanaugh, Mark Maloney, OptimaBio Founder, Patrick Serfass, American Biogas Council, Executive Director The American Biogas Council recognized the Optima KV Swine Manure-Derived Renewable Natural Gas Project as the Agricultural Project…
Read More25% by 2025: Smithfield Foods Announces Landmark Investment to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Last week, Smithfield Foods announced its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 25% by 2025. This substantial commitment involves expansion of manure-to-energy projects across several states in which they have swine farms and contract growers, including the states of North Carolina,…
Read MoreSpotlight on Creativity and Innovation at the Coastal Entrepreneur Awards
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and kickin’ in Wilmington as both new start-ups and innovative companies celebrated the Coastal Entrepreneurial Awards. The Coastal Entrepreneurial Awards are a collaboration between the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship…
Read MoreA Conservative Argument for Bioenergy
Renewable Energy policy was a top-of-the-platform discussion point for the 2016 presidential candidates. For Hillary Clinton, and the Democratic platform, there were commitments to expand the policies of the Obama administration, which includes expansion of the use of renewable energy…
Read MoreCAPE FEAR VOICES: State has huge untapped source of energy
The following Opinion/Editorial was posted Aug 29, 2016 at 2:11 PM by the StarNews. By Gus Simmons for StarNews Media North Carolina has the potential to gain $2.7 billion in new capital investment, nearly 24,300 construction and maintenance jobs, and…
Read MoreI’m with the band
My mom always told me my musical talent was ‘misunderstood’… I misunderstood it to be much better than it really was. We recently rounded out our fourth and final Water Loss Control workshop in New Mexico. This particular program has…
Read MoreCavanaugh/WSO team selected to provide Water Loss Technical Assistance to California Urban Water Systems
Cavanaugh is pleased to announce that it has been selected for Phase 1 of a Water Loss Technical Assistance Program (Water Loss TAP) contract from the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association (CA-NV AWWA). The $3.2 million dollar…
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