Vanguard Renewables Organics Recycling Facility Video Tour
In 2021, Vanguard Renewables will process nearly 500,000 tons of organic waste into renewable energy.
Farmers Benefit from Farm Powered Anaerobic Digestion
Farmers talk about the benefits of hosting a Farm Powered anaerobic digester on their farm including a diversified income stream to sustain the farm for future generations. They also reflect on overall benefits to the farm including regenerative agriculture best practices, increased crop yields and milk production, herd health, greenhouse gas reduction, manure management, and community relations.
Methane from manure: An income stream to consider
For all the challenges associated with manure, there’s a positive side to this organic substance, as a source of renewable energy that goes well beyond its traditional use as a fertilizer. Vanguard Renewables is working with dairy farms across the nation to solve organic waste disposal challenges, while at the same time producing renewable natural gas that will generate an income stream.
GreenLabs Recycling Sustainability Series: Vanguard Renewables
Vanguard Renewables featured in Green Labs Recycling's Sustainability Highlight blog, a recurring series featuring Massachusetts businesses with sustainability-focused missions.
Dairy Farmers of America Work With Vanguard Renewables to Feed Food Insecure Families
John Hanselman, Vanguard Renewables CEO and David Darr of Dairy Farmers of America talk about the Farmers Feeding Families initiative to help combat food insecurity on this podcast with U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action.
The Gas Industry’s Survival Plan: Make Fuel From Cow Poop
Fossil fuel companies think renewable natural gas is the answer to their PR problems. Environmentalists think not.
DFA aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030
As a cooperative invested in the dairy supply chain from farm to table, DFA is taking a strong position by setting a science-based target and committing to reduce both direct and value chain GHG emissions by 30% by 2030.
Virginia’s Dominion Energy is transforming itself into a renewable energy powerhouse
Dominion is working with startup Vanguard Renewables, which deploys manure to renewable natural gas systems at dairy farms.
Feeding Families in Need: Renewable Energy Companies Enter the Mix
As U.S. food assistance programs grapple with overwhelming demand during the coronavirus pandemic, some in New England are finding support from unusual partners—renewable energy companies.
Turning Manure Into Money
When Randy Jordan, a fifth-generation dairy farmer in central Massachusetts, looked into turning manure from his 300 cows into natural gas more than a decade ago, he just wanted to find a way to lower his increasingly painful electric bill.