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Canadian clean energy solutions specialist Hydron Energy will deploy its biogas upgrading system at a landfill-based renewable natural gas (RNG) project in British Columbia.
The project is located at the Bailey Landfill in Chilliwack, British Columbia, where it will validate Hydron Energy’s technology.
Hydron has collaborated with British Columbia natural gas company FortisBC and the city of Chilliwack on the project, and has also received support from clean technology platforms NGIF Accelerator and NorthX Climate Tech.
Hydron’s metal organic framework removes nitrogen (N2) and carbon dioxide (CO2) from biogas at ambient pressure in a single-stage process to deliver pipeline-quality biomethane for the heating and transport sectors.
The traditional upgrading process requires higher operating pressures and a multi-stage process to remove N2 and CO2.
Soheil Khiavi, CEO at Hydron Energy, explained that combining N2 and CO2 removal into one process allows producers to achieve “market-acceptable” RNG quality at a materially lower cost.
“This project represents a pivotal step toward transforming the economics of RNG production from landfill sites,” he said.
The project is supported by up to $2.3m in funding from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) Clean Technology initiative.
Craig Bond, Director of Business Development at Hydron Energy, said, “As demand for low-carbon fuels continues to grow, scalable and cost-efficient upgrading solutions are essential.”
