June 19, 2015 Cambridge, Ontario Natural Resources Canada
The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario), on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, in partnership with Sustainable Development Technology Canada and the Canadian Gas Association, today announced $750,000 in funding to support Cambridge, Ontario’s CHAR Technologies. The first-ever investment of the SD Natural Gas FundTM, this funding will support CHAR Technologies as it develops a novel approach to scrubbing biogas emissions, minimizing the creation of both air pollution associated with the use of biogas and the solid waste normally associated with scrubbing.
Project description:
Project: Demonstration of a Novel Activated Biochar for H2S removal
Environmental Benefits: Clean Air, Climate Change
SD Natural Gas FundTM funding: $750,000
Total project value: $2.4 million
Biogas, a product generated in anaerobic digesters and landfills, can be used as renewable natural gas for heating or as a transportation fuel. In order for the biogas to be of use, contaminants such as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) must be removed from it in a scrubbing process. It is estimated that over $1 billion is spent worldwide each year on this process, as many of the scrubbing products currently available are both costly and must be landfilled after use. In an effort to meet the demand for a more environmentally friendly and sustainable approach, CHAR Technologies has created SulfaCHAR — a zero-waste and cost-effective way of purifying biogas. This project has three parts: designing and building a SulfaCHAR production facility; using SulfaCHAR in scrubbing units to remove H2S from biogas; and finally testing the SulfaCHAR as an agricultural fertilizer.
Consortium Partners:
CHAR Technologies Inc.
Boreal Agrominerals Inc.
Grober
Kentech Automation
Marl Creek Renewable
