Taurus RNG awarded funding for integrated anaerobic digestion, carbon sequestration facility

Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Corp., a waste-to-renewable natural energy company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, has been awarded $10 million in funding through the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program. The funding will be used to construct a fully integrated anaerobic digestion and carbon sequestration facility that will produce natural gas (RNG) exclusively from livestock manure in partnership with Calgary-based KCL Cattle Co. and Kasko Cattle Co. of Coaldale, Alberta.

The announcement was made at a press conference at Kasko Farms headquarters, where Alberta’s government announced it is investing $28 million from the industry-funded TIER program to support six new technology projects designed to reduce costs, improve efficiency and lower environmental impacts. The funding will be delivered through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Industrial Transformation Challenge.

“We are incredibly appreciative of this support from the Government of Alberta through Emissions Reduction Alberta. Their financial support, together with our capital commitment, will allow us to proceed with a pioneering, fully integrated renewable energy and carbon capture and sequestration project in the heart of Alberta’s cattle farming region,” Phillip Abrary, chairman and CEO of Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp., says. “In partnership with KCL Cattle Co. and Kasko Cattle Co., this first-of-its-kind project will pave the way to establishing global leadership in renewable energy and sustainable farming practices.”

Taurus RNG says it will utilize its process expertise in advanced anaerobic digestion, using a natural decomposition process to break down the manure and produce biomethane, avoiding it from escaping into the atmosphere. The resulting RNG will be injected directly into the natural gas pipeline.

The facility is expected to transform 14,330 tons (130,000 tonnes) of manure annually into 360,000 GJ of RNG (and a nutrient-rich digestate) while capturing and sequestering biogenic CO₂. According to Taurus RNG, the resulting RNG from the facility will generate enough energy to power 4,500 homes, and the company estimates the fossil fuel displaced will result in the reduction of emissions equivalent to removing 3,800 cars from the road.

The facility will officially break ground in the summer. Taurus RNG estimates the construction will be completed and the facility will be fully operational by January 2028.

“This anaerobic digestion and carbon sequestration facility represents a breakthrough in agricultural technology, turning a waste stream into a valuable resource, enhancing sustainable farming and redefining the value of feedlot manure for cattle operations,” Abrary says.