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Zone-\u00c9co, provider of modern landfill, composting, and waste recovery services in the Brome-Missisquoi region, and Waga Energy have launched a renewable natural gas (RNG) production unit at the Cowansville landfill site (Quebec, Canada).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This WAGABOX\u00ae unit will produce up to 30 gigawatt hours (110,000 gigajoules) of RNG per year, supplying 1,750 Quebec households and avoiding the emission of 5,542 tonnes of CO2<\/sub>\u00a0equivalent per year into the atmosphere (as estimated by \u00c9nergir).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project, supported by the Quebec government with $12.4 million under the Plan for a Green Economy 2030, which aims to inject 10% RNG into networks by 2030, includes $6.9 million for Waga Energy Canada and $5.5 million for connection to \u00c9nergir\u2019s network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the third RNG injection project undertaken by Waga Energy in Canada, with a total installed capacity of nearly 195 gigawatt hours per year (702,000 GJ\/year). A fourth unit is under construction in Hartland, British Columbia.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Zone-\u00c9co, a public body of the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality (MRC), manages the Cowansville landfill site, capable of processing up to 75,000 tonnes of waste per year from the Brome-Missisquoi region and neighboring counties. Until recently, biogas from waste was burned in a flare to prevent direct methane emissions into the atmosphere. Thanks to the WAGABOX\u00ae unit, this biogas is now valorized into RNG, thus contributing to the supply of low-carbon gas to local networks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Pierre Fitzgibbon<\/strong>, Quebec\u2019s Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, emphasizes that \u201cbiomethane is an effective solution to reduce fossil fuel consumption. The partnership between Zone-\u00c9co and Waga Energy Canada helps develop expertise in a sector where innovation is needed to accelerate the production of this transitional energy.<\/em>\u201c<\/span><\/p>\n

Benoit Charette<\/strong>, Quebec\u2019s Minister of Environment, Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks, and responsible for the Laurentides region, explained that \u201cby valorizing the waste outputs of a waste storage site into biomethane, Zone-\u00c9co and Waga Energy Canada contribute to achieving our climate objectives. Local biomethane production is one of the solutions to ensure a transition to a more resilient and carbon-efficient Quebec, and that is why our government is proud to support initiatives like this.<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Julie Flynn<\/strong>, CEO of Waga Energy Canada, stated, \u201cthis collaboration is a step towards achieving the goal of 10% biomethane in Quebec\u2019s gas network by 2030 and contributing to the province\u2019s decarbonization.<\/em>\u201c\u202f<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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