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Join us at the webinar launch of the Clean Gas Standard Policy Proposal in Canada. The Clean Gas Standard is a pivotal initiative aimed at transforming Canada’s energy landscape and advancing our commitment to a sustainable future. The webinar takes place on November 14th at 2pm ET and will cover the importance of Clean Gas in achieving climate goals, the benefits of supportive policy, and how you can actively contribute to the campaign’s success and help shape the future of clean energy in Canada. Register here!

The CBA is pleased to announce the release of the 2023 Canadian Biogas & RNG Market Report which provides a well-rounded snapshot of the current market as the industry’s RNG production is projected to quadruple in the coming years. The full 2023 Canadian Biogas & RNG Market Report is available for members of the Canadian Biogas Association. Visit the Market Access and Resources section of the members only website to access it and other reports.

Énergir (Quebec gas utility) has issued a bidding process for renewable natural gas (RNG). The process will start on October 19, 2023, with a request for information (RFI) and responses are due by 5pm EST on Friday, November 10, 2023. Then, the selected projects from the RFI will be invited to submit their complete bid to the RFP planned in winter 2023-24. The objective of the bidding process is to contract up to 3,8 million GJ/year (3,6 million MMBtu/year or 100 million m3/year) of RNG through long-term contract(s) in order to meet Énergir’s regulatory target. RNG producers can be located in Quebec or anywhere in North America, and have to be able to commit to deliveries by October 2025 or earlier.

BiogasWorld has released a report and guidelines to increase the social acceptability of RNG projects. Social acceptability of RNG projects is one of the barriers to RNG industry development in Canada. The documents available in this kit aim to fill in the existing gap of resources that support RNG project developers in ensuring the social acceptability of their projects and in educating the community.

FortisBC Energy Inc. and the City of Vancouver are working together on the construction of a Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) facility at the City’s landfill in Delta, B.C. The project is an example of how FortisBC is working with municipalities to develop more local renewable and low-carbon gases to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to provide safe, affordable and reliable energy solutions for B.C. families and businesses. “This is our largest RNG project to date and the RNG generated from the landfill will be delivered into the local gas distribution system as a low-carbon energy source,” said Roger Dall’Antonia, president and CEO of FortisBC.

The objective of AMO’s Ontario Baseline Waste and Recycling Report is to provide a better understanding of the Ontario government’s efforts to tackle non-hazardous solid waste (past, present, and future) and to assess its performance and identify actions that may be necessary to meet its goals. While recent initiatives to transition waste diversion programs to full producer responsibility are an important step forward and have helped Ontario reach the provincial goal of 30% diversion by 2020, new policies and initiatives are required for the province to meet its committed 50% diversion goal by 2030. This commitment is all the more important given Ontario only has 10 years of disposal capacity remaining combined with rapid population growth and the goal of building 1.5 million new homes by 2031.