July 17, 2024. Zone-Éco, a provider of waste burial, composting, and waste recovery services in the Brome-Missisquoi County, and Waga Energy have launched a biomethane production unit at the Cowansville landfill in Quebec, Canada.
This WAGABOX® unit will produce up to 30 GWh of biomethane per year, supplying renewable gas to 1,750 Canadian households and avoiding the emissions of over 5,500 tons of CO2 equivalent annually into the atmosphere (estimated by Énergir).
The project, supported by the Quebec government with CAD 12.4 million under the 2030 Green Economy Plan, includes CAD 6.9 million for Waga Energy Canada and CAD 5.5 million for connection to the Énergir network, Quebec’s primary natural gas distributor. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Quebec’s Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy, emphasizes that “biomethane is an effective solution to reduce fossil fuel consumption. The partnership between Zone-Éco and Waga Energy Canada helps develop expertise in a sector where innovation is needed to accelerate the production of this transitional energy.“
This marks Waga Energy’s third renewable gas injection project in Canada, with an installed capacity of nearly 195 GWh per year. A fourth unit is under construction in Hartland, British Columbia.