Zone-Eco, Waga Energy launch RNG production unit in Quebec

Waste recovery services provider Zone-Eco and French renewable natural gas (RNG) producer Waga Energy have launched an RNG production unit at the Cowansville landfill site in Quebec, Canada, Waga announced on 16 July.

Waga produces RNG, also known as biomethane, by upgrading landfill gas using its patented purification technology, Wagabox. The Wagabox unit at the Cowansville facility will produce up to 30 GWh (110,000 GJ) of RNG/year, supplying 1,750 Quebec households and avoiding the emission of 5,542 tonnes/year of CO2 equivalent into the atmosphere, according to Waga.

The project aims to inject 10% RNG into networks by 2030. This is the third RNG injection project undertaken by Waga in Canada, with a total installed capacity of nearly 195 GWh/year (702,000 GJ/year). A fourth unit is under construction in Hartland, British Columbia.

Zone-Eco, a public body of the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality (MRC), manages the Cowansville landfill site, which can process up to 75,000 tonnes/year of waste from the Brome-Missisquoi region and neighbouring counties. Until recently, biogas from waste was burned in a flare to prevent direct methane emissions into the atmosphere.

Last week, Waga signed a €100mn ($108.36mn) corporate syndicated green loan with a consortium of five banking groups to expand internationally, particularly in the US.