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Why Biogas? Discover the Benefits!

  • Illustration of the globe with a minus CO2 on top.

    Biogas helps Canada meet climate goals by producing renewable energy, cutting Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, and recovering resources.

  • Photograph of on-farm Biogas digesters.

    Biogas & RNG is a renewable source of energy that is a direct replacement for non-renewable, carbon-intensive fossil fuels.

  • RNG is part of the climate solution.

    The capturing and utilization of biogas is a powerful tool for reducing GHG emissions.

  • Illustration of a wheeled compost bin with the recycle symbol on top. Food waste is going into the bin.

    Biogas offers a solution to waste management that ensures valuable organic material is not sent to landfill.

  • Photograph of Canadian lake with blue sky and clean clear water

    Biogas offers important environmental benefits and improvements to our air and water sources.

  • Reduce methane emissions by 26.7Mt by 2030.

    Alongside biogas, RNG can help Canada reduce methane emissions by 26.7Mt by 2030!

The Benefits of Biogas: A Sustainable Energy Solution

Biogas is a powerful renewable energy source that helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions, recover valuable resources, and protect the environment. By converting organic waste into clean energy, biogas supports a circular economy while contributing to Canada’s climate goals and sustainable future.

Generates Renewable Energy

RNG is interchangeable with natural gas for pipeline injection and transportation uses and can be used to generate electricity or on-site heat.

Biogas & RNG captures methane from waste materials such as food scraps and animal manure and turns it into energy.

Biogas & RNG are available 24/7 and gas storage means that systems can provide renewable energy on demand.

Reduces GHG Emissions

GHG emissions are reduced in two ways:

  1. The biogas produced is a source of renewable energy that can replace fossil fuels. This can be in the form of direct displacement in the pipeline by injecting RNG into the natural gas supply, or in transportation by replacing diesel with RNG.
  2. The capturing of biogas reduces methane, a very potent greenhouse gas that would otherwise be free to escape into the atmosphere.

The captured methane emissions that would otherwise be released to the atmosphere are utilized as a source of renewable energy.

Recovers Resources

Diverting organics from disposal avoids potential methane emissions from landfills.

Using the biogas produced from organic waste as a source of energy displaces fossil fuel energy sources, such as oil and natural gas.

Digestate (the product that comes from the anaerobic digestion of organic material) returns organic matter to the soil.

Valuable landfill space is preserved for other materials.

Protects the Environment

Biogas systems reduce pathogens in manure and food waste while making nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus more available to plants.

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