RNG Girls

Lisa Kitt

Renewable Natural Gas is scaling fast, but the real story sits behind the press releases. On RNG Girls, we get into the people, projects, and politics shaping the RNG and biogas market, with honest conversations on what’s being built, what’s being funded, what’s being held up, and what’s coming next. Hosted by Lisa Kitt - Managing Director of Dahlia Recruitment, alongside rotating female co-hosts from across the RNG market, the podcast brings together the voices driving the sector forward: from executives and investors to policy leaders, developers, and operators on the ground. Expect practical, unfiltered insight on: 🔹 Policy shifts and what they really mean for delivery 🔹 Funding, growth, and where projects win or stall 🔹 Development, infrastructure, and the realities of scaling 🔹 The people behind the decisions shaping the industry If you work in RNG, biogas, or the wider energy transition and you want to understand what’s actually happening in the market, this is for you. New episodes released bi-weekly.

  1. 15h ago

    Rooted in Legacy: How an Iowa Farm Turns Waste Into Energy with Bryan Sievers

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin welcome back Bryan Sievers, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer, Director of Government Relations at Roeslein Renewables, and Board Member and former Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council. Bryan's family has farmed the same Iowa land since 1873. Today, Sievers Family Farms is showing how agriculture, conservation and renewable energy can work together, turning manure and organic residuals into energy while returning valuable nutrients to the soil. But getting there involved significant risk. Bryan shares what it meant to mortgage a farm that had been in the family for more than a century to invest in anaerobic digestion, and the lessons learned along the way. The conversation also explores the value of digestate, research into improving soil health, the potential of prairie biomass and cover crops, and what it will take to make on-farm biogas viable for more producers. Key takeaways: 🔹 How a 150-year farming legacy shaped Bryan's approach to conservation 🔹 The financial risks of bringing anaerobic digestion to a family farm 🔹 How manure, cover crops and prairie biomass can support renewable energy 🔹 Why digestate may be more valuable than the gas itself 🔹 What soil research reveals about the benefits of circular farming 🔹 The policy and cost barriers facing smaller on-farm biogas projects Bryan also reflects on the importance of creating opportunities in rural communities and why the next generation doesn't necessarily need to inherit the farm, but should inherit the same respect for the land. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 02:45 A family farm since 1873 07:47 Conservation and soil health 14:13 Building the first digester 23:38 Mortgaging the family farm 30:30 From manure to renewable energy 36:02 Digestate and soil recovery 52:17 Scaling farm biogas and the family legacy Guest: Bryan Sievers Sievers Family Farms | Director of Government Relations, Roeslein Renewables | Board Member and Former Vice Chair, American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beefbiomassandenergy/ Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    Rooted in Legacy: How an Iowa Farm Turns Waste Into Energy with Bryan Sievers

  2. Oct 6

    The Next Breakthrough in RNG: Asking Better Questions with Claus Nussgruber

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Claus Nussgruber, Chief Executive Officer of Redtail Renewables. After more than three decades in industrial gases and energy, Claus brings a fresh perspective to RNG, scaling businesses, disciplined execution and long-term partnerships. This episode asks: What if the next breakthrough in RNG is not one new technology, but asking better questions? The industry has proven RNG can work. Now the questions are harder: How do we scale? How do we execute more consistently? How do we compete beyond policy support? How do we build markets that value everything RNG delivers? The conversation gets practical: 🔹 Why fresh perspectives matter as RNG matures 🔹 What Claus noticed when he first looked closely at landfill gas 🔹 Why trust between developers and landfill owners is critical 🔹 How Redtail is professionalising and scaling for its next chapter 🔹 Why post-ITC projects can still work with the right discipline 🔹 What selective capital means for the next phase of the industry 🔹 Why partnerships matter in long-term infrastructure 🔹 Why RNG’s “drop-in” advantage makes it different Claus also shares what RNG can learn from industrial gases, why execution excellence matters more than ever, and why the industry’s next phase will require creativity and discipline. It’s a strong listen for RNG developers, landfill owners, operators, investors, project partners, technology providers, energy leaders and anyone thinking about how the industry moves from proving projects can work to building companies and markets that can scale. 00:00 Introduction: asking better questions 02:34 Claus’ path into energy and RNG 06:05 Fresh eyes on landfill gas 10:35 Post-ITC competitiveness 17:03 Scaling Redtail Renewables 22:16 From entrepreneurship to repeatable execution 31:55 Selective capital and business fundamentals 56:48 Partnerships and RNG’s future Guest: Claus Nussgruber Chief Executive Officer, Redtail Renewables LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clausnussgruber Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    The Next Breakthrough in RNG: Asking Better Questions with Claus Nussgruber

  3. Sep 25

    Why the Future Energy System May Need Gas Infrastructure More Than We Think

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by James Earl, Chief Executive of Future Energy Networks, for a conversation on gas infrastructure, biomethane, home heating, data centers, energy security and the future of the UK energy system. Future Energy Networks represents Britain’s gas networks and works across policy, regulation, technical issues and long-term energy strategy. This episode looks at the energy transition through a whole-system lens. We hear a lot about electrification, and rightly so. Electrify transport. Electrify heat. Build more renewable power. But as electricity demand grows across homes, industry, transport, AI and data centers, the question becomes more complicated: What happens if we try to electrify everything at the same time? Britain already has an enormous gas system beneath its streets. It heats homes, serves industry, stores energy and supports the electricity system during peak demand. As the molecules moving through that system become increasingly renewable, could gas infrastructure become part of the solution rather than something we simply leave behind? The conversation gets practical: 🔹 Why Britain’s gas network still matters 🔹 How biomethane could support UK energy supply and security 🔹 What bio-hybrid heating could mean for hard-to-electrify homes 🔹 Why winter peak demand changes the infrastructure debate 🔹 How data centers are adding new pressure to the electricity grid 🔹 Why gas infrastructure and biomethane could support flexible, reliable power 🔹 Why the future may be less about gas or electricity, and more about using both well James also explains why policy clarity matters if the UK wants to unlock the next wave of biomethane projects, and why a truly integrated energy system needs to start with the infrastructure we already have. It’s a strong listen for policymakers, energy networks, biomethane producers, developers, utilities, infrastructure leaders, data center operators, investors and anyone interested in what a practical, resilient Net Zero energy system could look like. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: the future of the gas network 03:02 Future Energy Networks and Britain’s gas infrastructure 04:29 Biomethane, domestic energy and energy security 09:26 Where biomethane can support decarbonisation 19:12 Bio-hybrid heating and UK homes 29:24 Winter peak demand and system resilience 35:26 Data centers, AI and gas network connections 45:15 Designing a whole-system energy future Guest: James Earl Chief Executive, Future Energy Networks LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-earl-80110237 Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/ Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    Why the Future Energy System May Need Gas Infrastructure More Than We Think

  4. Sep 8

    From Policy to Pavement: How RNG Is Powering Transportation

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Ashley Remillard, Executive Vice President of Legal & Government Affairs and General Counsel at Hexagon Agility, and Executive Team Member at The Transport Project. Ashley works at the intersection of renewable natural gas, transportation, policy and global market development, helping shape conversations in the United States and beyond. This episode looks at RNG through a transportation lens, exploring how smart regulation, market design, infrastructure investment and government-industry collaboration can accelerate real-world adoption. Because RNG is no longer just an environmental story. It is becoming a transportation story. From California to Europe, India, the UK and beyond, fleets are using renewable natural gas to reduce emissions, improve fuel security, support heavy-duty transport, and create cleaner operations with technology that is available today. The conversation gets practical: 🔹 Why heavy-duty transportation is such an important market for RNG 🔹 What the US can learn from global approaches to RNG-powered transport 🔹 Why lifecycle emissions matter when measuring real impact 🔹 How California helped show what is possible through the LCFS 🔹 Why refuse trucks, transit buses and long-haul fleets are strong use cases for RNG 🔹 How energy security and fuel resilience are becoming part of the transport conversation 🔹 Why regulatory certainty can be as important as financial incentives 🔹 Why smart policy should focus on outcomes, not picking winners Ashley also shares why RNG has such a powerful role to play in decarbonising transport, particularly in heavy-duty applications where the technology, infrastructure and fuel are already available. It’s a strong listen for fleet operators, policymakers, developers, infrastructure providers, investors, transport leaders and anyone interested in cleaner, more resilient transportation systems. Guest: Ashley Remillard EVP of Legal & Government Affairs and General Counsel at Hexagon Agility | Executive Team Member at The Transport Project LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-remillard-094a979/ Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/   Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction: Ashley Remillard and RNG-powered transportation 02:54 Ashley’s path into RNG, policy and transportation 05:03 Hexagon Agility’s role in the RNG market 06:28 Global perspectives: what the US, Europe and California can learn from each other 15:28 Why heavy-duty transport is a major opportunity for RNG 17:50 Refuse trucks, circular economy and real-world fleet adoption 24:05 Energy security, policy certainty and smarter regulation 32:24 The future of RNG in global transportation RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    From Policy to Pavement: How RNG Is Powering Transportation

  5. Aug 25

    Beyond RNG: Lessons from the Low-Carbon Economy with Brad Pleima

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Brad Pleima, President of EcoEngineers and Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council, for a conversation that looks beyond RNG, and into the wider low-carbon economy. Through EcoEngineers, Brad works across renewable natural gas, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel, ethanol, hydrogen, carbon markets and emerging low-carbon technologies. That broader perspective gives him a unique view of what RNG is doing well, where the industry still has room to grow, and what lessons can be taken from the markets developing alongside it. Because renewable natural gas no longer exists in a vacuum. It is part of a much larger low-carbon economy where projects are competing for capital, customers, policy attention, talent, public trust and long-term demand. This episode explores what it will take for RNG to become stronger, more competitive, and more resilient as the market moves into its next phase. The conversation gets into: 🔹 Why RNG is becoming a more global market 🔹 Why execution and operational excellence are becoming major competitive advantages 🔹 What successful companies do differently as markets tighten 🔹 Why compliance, data and regulatory discipline matter more than ever 🔹 How RNG can learn from renewable diesel, ethanol, SAF, hydrogen and carbon markets 🔹 Why the industry needs more markets, more demand and stronger offtake 🔹 Why RNG needs to tell the full story — not just economics, climate, jobs or energy, but all of them together 🔹 Why the future of RNG depends on collaboration, trust and learning from projects already in the ground Brad also explains why RNG’s versatility is one of its biggest strengths: from pipeline-quality gas and electricity to hydrogen, SAF, bio-LNG, biomethanol and lowering the carbon intensity of other energy products. It’s a strong listen for developers, operators, investors, policymakers, technology providers, fuel market participants, and anyone thinking about what it really takes to build an industry that lasts. RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    Beyond RNG: Lessons from the Low-Carbon Economy with Brad Pleima

  6. Aug 13

    Beyond the ITC: Building the Next Generation of RNG Projects

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Corina Sheridan, Executive Vice President of Business Development at Viridi Energy, for a practical conversation on what the next generation of RNG development needs to look like. Corina brings more than 20 years of experience across energy and sustainability, with work spanning municipalities, utilities, private partners, landfills, digesters, organics diversion and agricultural waste sectors. Together, they explore what happens as the RNG market moves beyond incentive-driven growth and into a more disciplined, long-term phase of development. Because incentives can help projects pencil. They can help attract capital. They can move some projects from interesting to buildable. But they do not replace good projects. This episode gets into the real work behind renewable natural gas development, from deciding whether a project should be built, to understanding whether it can be built successfully. The conversation covers: 🔹 Why RNG development is about more than finding projects 🔹 How developers align municipalities, utilities, landfill owners, investors, operators and communities 🔹 Why trust, communication and relationship-building matter across long project timelines 🔹 What makes a project attractive — and what early warning signs developers need to watch for 🔹 Why saying no, or “not right now,” can sometimes be the best development decision 🔹 How longer timelines, changing economics and evolving incentives are reshaping project strategy 🔹 What has to replace incentive-driven development as the market matures 🔹 Why the future of RNG depends on stronger projects, stable demand, disciplined execution and long-term value Corina also shares why RNG is still one of the most versatile resources in the renewable energy transition, supporting methane reduction, waste management, agriculture, local economies, domestic energy security and reliable renewable energy. It’s a strong listen for developers, operators, municipalities, utilities, investors, policymakers, technology providers and anyone trying to understand what it really takes to move RNG projects from idea to operation. Guest: Corina Sheridan Executive Vice President of Business Development at Viridi Energy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corinasheridan/ Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/   Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    Beyond the ITC: Building the Next Generation of RNG Projects

  7. Jul 29

    Biomethane in Europe: Closing the Gap Between Ambition and Reality

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Jan De Clerck of Poul Schmith, Nichlas Rasmussen of Green Giraffe Advisory, and Line Lundbye of EIFO for a conversation on one of the biggest questions facing the European biomethane market: How do we close the gap between ambition and reality? The conversation originated at the Biogas Capital Forum in Copenhagen and looks at Europe’s goal of producing 35 billion cubic metres of biomethane, an ambitious target, but one that depends on more than policy ambition. Because targets don’t build projects. People do. Capital does. Execution does. Together, Jan, Nichlas and Line explore what it actually takes to move biomethane projects from idea to investment-ready infrastructure, and why the industry now needs stronger alignment between developers, financiers, lawyers, offtakers, regulators, farmers and technology providers. The conversation gets practical: 🔹 Why Europe’s biomethane market is attracting attention from investors, lenders and policymakers 🔹 Why capital is available, but not every project is structured in a way that capital can support 🔹 The gap between policy ambition, regulation, certification and projects reaching financial close 🔹 Why developers need to think about bankability from day one — not when the project is “ready” 🔹 How feedstock security, offtake, certificate pricing and cross-border regulation affect investor confidence 🔹 Why the industry needs to balance flexibility with the certainty lenders need 🔹 Why proven, repeatable and “boring” projects can often be more financeable than overly complex ones 🔹 How future value streams such as CO₂ liquefaction, CCS, SAF, e-methane and other pathways are shaping project design It’s a strong listen for developers, investors, lenders, lawyers, advisors, operators, policymakers and anyone trying to understand what needs to happen for Europe’s biomethane ambitions to become real, investable projects. Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/   Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 Guest: Jan De Clerck Legal Counsel, Senior Director, MBA, Poul Schmith LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/declerckjan/ Guest: Nichlas Rasmussen Senior Manager | Project Finance & M&A, Green Giraffe Advisory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nichlasrasmussen/ Guest: Line Lundbye Director, EIFO LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/line-lundbye-b041b71/ RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    Biomethane in Europe: Closing the Gap Between Ambition and Reality

  8. Jul 13

    Art of Project Finance with Chris Negus and Andrew Rice

    This week on RNG Girls, Lisa Kitt and Skye Austin are joined by Chris Negus and Andrew Rice for a practical conversation on one of the RNG industry’s most important, and often least understood areas: project finance. Chris Negus is Managing Partner & Chief Executive Officer, with more than 10 years’ experience across banking, commercial lending, business development, M&A and biogas project finance. He has helped facilitate over £160m of debt and led ten M&A transactions worth £400m. Andrew Rice is Managing Partner & Chief Operating Officer, with more than 30 years’ experience in retail and commercial finance, including leadership roles at HSBC, NatWest, Citibank and BMW. He has refinanced over £175m and brings extensive relationship management and restructuring expertise. Together, they explain what makes an RNG project investable — and why even the strongest technical project cannot produce a molecule without funding. The conversation covers: 🔹 How project finance differs from corporate finance 🔹 Why lenders assess the team as closely as the project 🔹 The importance of feedstock security, offtake, contracts, operators, counterparties and sponsor experience 🔹 Why trust, transparency and relationships matter as much as spreadsheets 🔹 Why technically strong projects can still be unfinanceable 🔹 How weak assumptions are exposed in difficult markets 🔹 How developers should approach optionality, molecule value, SAF, marine fuel, bioCO2, carbon capture and future pathways This episode is for developers, operators, investors, lenders, farmers, technology providers and anyone interested in how RNG projects move from concept to infrastructure. Before the steel, concrete, compressors, membranes or pipelines arrive, someone must believe in the project enough to fund it. Chapters: 00:53 Introduction to RNG and Project Financing 06:01 Trust, Leadership and Building Lender Confidence 08:40 What Makes an RNG Project Fundable 14:12 Managing Risk in a Selective Lending Market 20:05 Common Project Finance Pitfalls 27:54 Project Design, CO₂ Capture and Value Maximization 43:46 Emerging Markets and Flexible Development Models 01:03:35 Capital Stacks, Market Shifts and the Lightning Round Host: Lisa Kitt Founder, RNG Girls | Managing Director, Dahlia Recruitment LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kitt-0ab28521/   Co-host: Skye Austin Sales Director (RNG & Compression), Stark Tech | Co-Vice Chair of the American Biogas Council LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-austin-506b1075 Guest: Chris Negus Managing Partner & CEO, Global NRG Advisory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-negus-global-nrg/ Guest: Andrew Rice Managing Partner & COO, Global NRG Advisory LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-rice-246b53144/ Learn more about Global NRG Advisory here: https://globalnrgadvisory.co.uk/ RNG Girls is a podcast on the people, projects and politics of Renewable Natural Gas. 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations from across the RNG industry.

    Art of Project Finance with Chris Negus and Andrew Rice
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Renewable Natural Gas is scaling fast, but the real story sits behind the press releases. On RNG Girls, we get into the people, projects, and politics shaping the RNG and biogas market, with honest conversations on what’s being built, what’s being funded, what’s being held up, and what’s coming next. Hosted by Lisa Kitt - Managing Director of Dahlia Recruitment, alongside rotating female co-hosts from across the RNG market, the podcast brings together the voices driving the sector forward: from executives and investors to policy leaders, developers, and operators on the ground. Expect practical, unfiltered insight on: 🔹 Policy shifts and what they really mean for delivery 🔹 Funding, growth, and where projects win or stall 🔹 Development, infrastructure, and the realities of scaling 🔹 The people behind the decisions shaping the industry If you work in RNG, biogas, or the wider energy transition and you want to understand what’s actually happening in the market, this is for you. New episodes released bi-weekly.

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  • Creator
    Lisa Kitt
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Lisa Kitt
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    RNG Girls

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