WGCI Executive Director Mike Moore delivered the following testimony before the IRS during a hearing on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit (REG-121244-23). Moore urged the Treasury and the IRS to issue clear, workable guidance that recognizes coal mine methane as a productive domestic energy resource, supports waste gas capture projects, and helps drive investment,… Continue reading ICYMI: WGCI Executive Director Mike Moore urges IRS to support domestic energy production
The Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) applauds Governor Shapiro’s announcement of major new investments in 31 projects across Pennsylvania as a powerful demonstration of the economic and energy potential that can be unlocked through smart federal policy implementation. Last month, WGCI member CNX Resources secured $31.5 million in federal Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) funding… Continue reading Waste Gas Capture Initiative Applauds Pennsylvania Investment as Model to Expand Mine Methane Capture
As Treasury weighs a final rule for the 45Z clean fuel credit, WGCI submitted comments highlighting mine methane’s inclusion as an opportunity to lower energy costs, strengthen domestic energy security, and drive job creation. As the U.S. Treasury Department nears a final rule on the 45Z clean fuel credit, the Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI)… Continue reading Waste Gas Capture Initiative Urges Treasury to Recognize Mine Methane as Low-Carbon Fuel to Create Jobs and Unleash America’s Energy Supply
Following the reintroduction of the Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act by Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)–which would create a tax credit for remediated mine gas (RMG)–Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) Executive Director Michael Moore issued the following statement: “Capturing and repurposing methane from active and abandoned mines is a commonsense solution that… Continue reading Waste Gas Capture Initiative Applauds Sens. Warner and Capito for Reintroducing Bill to Incentivize Mine Methane Capture
45ZCF-GREET model now includes coal mine methane (CMM) as a qualifying feedstock for the 45Z tax credit, a major step forward to incentivize CMM capture After the U.S. Department of Energy’s announcement of updates to the 45ZCF-GREET model, Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) Executive Director Mike Moore issued the following statement: “Capturing and utilizing coal… Continue reading Waste Gas Capture Initiative Applauds Updated 45ZCF-GREET Model
As lawmakers revisit energy tax credits, Virginia Del. Will Morefield (43rd District) highlights the impacts of CMM capture in Southwest Virginia and its replicability nationwide In a RealClearEnergy op-ed, Virginia Delegate Will Morefield argues that coal mine methane (CMM) capture offers a proven model for economic growth in coal communities and calls on Congress to… Continue reading ICYMI: Virginia Delegate Makes the Case for Coal Mine Methane Capture Amid Energy Tax Debate
A new study by Chmura Economics & Analytics highlights the economic impact of the energy sector—including coal mine methane capture—in Southwest Virginia. Mike Moore, Executive Director of the Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI), issued the following statement: “The study found that coal mine methane has provided communities in Southwest Virginia with a new stream of… Continue reading New Study Highlights Economic Impact of Coal Mine Methane Capture in Southwest Virginia, Offering a Model Nationwide
Today, Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) Executive Director, Mike Moore, applauded Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV-01) for her introduction of the Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act, legislation that will allow for the capture and repurposing of mine methane, enabling the U.S. to leverage this largely untapped domestic energy resource and unleash America’s energy production. Moore… Continue reading Waste Gas Capture Initiative Applauds Miller Legislation to Expand Support for Mine Methane Capture, Unleash American Energy Production
The WGCI will continue its work to ensure waste methane is utilized to promote America’s energy security and economic opportunity In response to the U.S. Treasury Department’s announcement of its finalized rule on implementation of the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit, Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) Executive Director Mike Moore issued the following statement: “Capturing and… Continue reading Waste Gas Capture Initiative Responds to Finalized 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Credit Guidance
Following today’s introduction of the Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act by Sen. Mark Warner and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito—which focuses on capturing and repurposing mine methane emissions from active and abandoned mines to be used as an energy resource—Waste Gas Capture Initiative (WGCI) Executive Director, Mike Moore, issued the following statement: “The Waste Gas… Continue reading Waste Gas Capture Initiative Applauds the Warner-Capito Methane Reduction and Economic Growth Act