Waste-to-Fuel: A Case Study of Converting Food Waste to Renewable Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel

The Alternative Fuels Data Center of the U.S. Department of Energy has released a report that explores the production and use of renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) derived from organic waste to fuel heavy-duty natural gas vehicles in Sacramento, California. R-CNG has the potential to help fleets decrease fuel costs, operate more quietly, and emit fewer greenhouse gases and pollutants. R-CNG may also eliminate methane emissions that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere.