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The Canadian Biogas Association presents Carbon Markets Essentials: Biogas & RNG Essentials - a webinar series centered around the existing opportunities for biogas & RNG to participate in carbon markets. The three-part series provides practical information about carbon markets and existing programs, along with real-world case studies for attendees to conceptualize opportunities. Participants will be able to ask questions of the experts and will receive slides, recordings, and supplementary material to maximize learning. Register today! Special rate available for CBA members.

The first Credit Market Report for the Clean Fuel Regulations has been published. This report presents data on the compliance credit market, summarizing data on credit creation between June 21, 2022 to December 31, 2023 (where applicable), and data on credit transfers between June 30, 2023 to May 31, 2024. A pdf version is available on the CFR Google Drive (11 - CFR Outreach - Google Drive) and will be available at Publications.gc.ca in the coming days. For RNG under CC2 24,550 credits were created. The average credit price was $133 with a maximum credit price of $300. The lowest CI of RNG was 18 gCO2e/MJ and the highest was 80 gCO2e/MJ, for an average of 70.1 gCO2e/MJ.

Researchers from NRC’s Clean Energy Innovation Research Centre have been working in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, a project that will produce electricity for the community’s generators and reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills. In March, team members Fabrice Tanguay-Rioux and Frédérique Matteau Lebrun made a 2-week visit to install a 20-litre bioreactor in the general analytical lab at the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS). Micro-organisms were placed in the cylindrical anaerobic digester, under controlled conditions, to create an environment that converts food waste into biogas. The digester will operate for 4 months on waste collected from local residents and restaurants, and the data collected will be used to determine the feasibility of a larger system.

A new waste-to-renewable energy processing facility has been announced in Quebec that will utilize advanced anaerobic digestion and in-vessel composting technology to convert up to 35,000 tonnes of organic waste annually into renewable energy (biogas) and nutrient-rich fertilizer and compost. The announcement was made by the Convertus Group (Convertus), which, along with Énergère, a leading energy services company in Quebec, plans to design, build, finance, and operate a cutting-edge organic waste processing facility in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Que., under a 20-year operating contract.

On May 28-29 the Canadian Biogas Association hosted our second annual Hill Day and Meet and Greet Reception in Ottawa to facilitate engagement with the federal government as part of our ongoing advocacy for the potential of the biogas & RNG sector in Canada. CBA held 13 meetings with relevant federal departments such as NRCan, ECCC, AAFC, ISED and included Members of Parliament, Senators, and the Privy Council Office. The Meet and Greet reception at that Chateau Laurier had an astounding 120 attendees where CBA members were able to connect with government.  Thank you to all the members who participated!

The Canadian Biogas Association has published a new resource, Digestate Nutrient Reuse and Recovery Technology Summary, as a supplementary report to the Canadian Digestate Management Guide. As nutrient reuse and recovery technologies (NRRT) gain wider use in jurisdictions with pressing nutrient management challenges, this report provides a summary of NRRTs and important considerations for implementing these technologies.