Building the Biogas Sector With You

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Opportunities in Biogas

Building the Biogas Sector With You

Overview

• Introduction• Biogas - a snapshot in time• Key market and policy drivers• Policy integration• Biogas opportunities and applications• Working to set the pace

Building the Biogas Sector With You

Biogas Association

• Promoting the development of biogas and anaerobic digestion in Ontario/Canada

• 75 members representing biogas value chain– Biogas developers and

operators– Technology suppliers– Waste suppliers

– Utilities– Financiers– Affiliate and partner

organizations

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Biogas in Ontario

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Biogas Market Drivers

• Agricultural• Municipal• Energy generation• Organics recycling

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OEB RNG Review

Biogas Program Drivers

OMAFRA Financial Assistance

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OPA Feed-in Tariff ProgramFIT 3.0 – new pricing

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Biogas Policy Integration

• Policy discussions continue to evolve to support biogas developments– availability of energy contracts– streamlining environmental approvals– improving utility interconnection processes– developing safety and design codes– investigating federal initiatives

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Unlimited Biogas Applications

• Biogas is a fuel that can:– Create renewable electricity– Supply boilers to create heat– Be upgraded to RNG or biomethane– Be compressed for use in

transportation fuels (CNG or LNG)

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Working to Set the Pace

• Additional resources and tools available to support new biogas developments– Available at www.biogasassociation.ca

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Closing Thoughts

• A growing biogas sector has emerged• Biogas is a known technology that:– Creates jobs and manufacturing– Expands the energy opportunities– Utilizes waste and generate revenues– Positively impacts society and the environment

Building the Biogas Sector With You

Thank You

Contact: Jennifer GreenEmail: jgreen@biogasassociation.ca

Phone: (613) 822-1004www.BiogasAssociation.ca