July 2019: American Gas Magazine

Cover Story: RNG on the Rise
Across the United States, natural gas utilities are partnering with industries to produce renewable natural gas for use in transportation and, now, in our homes and businesses. Here’s how utilities can overcome the challenges involved with getting into RNG—and make this fuel source work for them. 

Inside This Issue:

President’s Message: Our Energy Future
Natural gas will play a fundamental role in any realistic planning scenario because of the myriad ways American ingenuity will continue to deliver our domestic abundance efficiently, reliably and safely.

The Charted Path to LNG
Two new marine fuel caps coming down from the International Maritime Organization—a 0.5 percent global sulfur cap by 2020 and a 50 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050—have created unprecedented interest in liquefied natural gas from the shipping and cruise industries and from the utilities supplying the LNG in port.

BURNER TIPS: Mobile Pipeline Provides Rapid Deployment Alternative
As demand for natural gas grows, the energy industry is increasingly turning to mobile pipeline, says Hexagon’s Jon Smith.

Making a Difference
A PG&E employee relied on his training to provide assistance during a major highway accident.