Hydron, FortisBC ink agreement for biogas upgrading to RNG

In British Columbia, Hydron Energy has signed a collaboration agreement with FortisBC to evaluate the feasibility of using Hydron Energy’s biogas upgrading equipment at locations in British Columbia, Canada—potentially improving costs related to the purification of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production and further reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The INTRUPTor operates in ambient conditions and therefore does not require any feed compressors, vacuum pumps, feed gas drying units, or exhaust gas post-treatment systems to produce pipeline-quality RNG. As a result, the INTRUPTor™ reduces capital and operating costs by up to 50% and delivers an industry-leading carbon intensity score. The system upgrades biogas for installations as small as a 100 Nm3/hr and up to 3800 Nm3/hr. The INTRUPTor Mobile Solution offers onsite gas upgrading to producers that previously wouldn’t be able to upgrade to high quality gas due to challenging cost, size, and location.

“The INTRUPTor solution recovers 99.8% of biomethane at targeted RNG purity. The current mobile unit operating in Ontario provides significant capital and operational cost savings with 85% less carbon footprint. 

“FortisBC currently works with suppliers across British Columbia and elsewhere to capture gas that otherwise would be released into the atmosphere to create RNG. This helps to lower overall emissions for our customers,” said Joe Mazza, vice-president, energy supply and resource development at FortisBC. “We look forward to researching Hydron’s gas upgrading solution, so that we can potentially make changes to our energy infrastructure, and add more RNG facilities.”

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