Financing RNG in 2026: §45Z Momentum, Market data, and What’s Next

The series brings subject-matter experts together around technology, policy, finance, project development and industry best practices designed to advance renewable natural gas deployment.

What You’ll Learn:
How renewable natural gas is produced, financed, regulated and deployed, including developments in biomethane, anaerobic digestion, waste-to-energy, transportation fuels, emissions reduction, project financing, carbon markets and emerging technologies. Topics vary by session and are led by industry specialists.

Why This Matters:
RNG can turn methane-producing waste from landfills, farms, wastewater and organic materials into usable energy. Understanding the technologies, economics, regulations and infrastructure behind RNG can help communities and organizations evaluate where it can contribute to lower emissions, waste recovery and a more circular energy system.

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Primary purpose: Gain practical knowledge about renewable natural gas technologies, markets, policies and project development.

There is also a strong DISCOVER component because the series regularly introduces new technologies, market developments and applications.

What You’ll Leave With:
A clearer understanding of how RNG projects work, where opportunities and challenges exist, what technologies are emerging, and how financing, regulation and markets influence whether projects move from concept to deployment.

Best For:
Businesses · Social Entrepreneurs · Technology Professionals · Researchers · Investors / Funders · Policymakers · Local Governments · Systems Designers · NGOs / Civil Society · Community Leaders · Educators · Students · Journalists / Media

Especially useful for renewable-energy developers, agricultural and waste-management organizations, utilities, transportation professionals, climate-tech companies and organizations exploring waste-to-energy solutions.

Systems It Connects To:
Clean & Renewable Energy · Circularity & Whole-System Design · Food Production & Distribution · Waste & Resource Recovery · Mobility & Transportation · Climate & Environment · Ethical Finance · Agriculture · Public Policy & Governance · Infrastructure · Methane Reduction

Mobilized connection:
The series illustrates an important systems principle: what one system calls waste can become a resource for another. RNG connects agriculture, food waste, landfills, transportation, energy, climate policy and finance—turning waste-management problems into potential energy and emissions-reduction solutions.