Resources

Our resources highlight information about different pathways municipalities can take to harness biogas and realize multiple benefits.

Webinars & Podcasts

FCM Collective : How municipalities can get started with biogas & RNG projects

Technology, Procurement, and Partnerships – Options for Municipal Projects

Policy Overview – Municipal Opportunities in Energy and carbon Markets

Municipal Biogas – Manage the waste, capture the energy with Sarah Stadnyk

Reports

Community Benefits of Biogas and Anaerobic Digestion

Take a look at how municipal infrastructure can be used to manage organic waste.

Factsheets

Biogas plant development handbook

A digital handbook that offers information and key considerations for general biogas plant project, development, including a roadmap to navigate through the complex tasks of planning, designing, procuring, permitting, building and operating an efficient and viable biogas plant.

Organics Diversion Best Practices from Leading Jurisdictions

Examples of best practices jurisdictions can consider to successfully harness economic and environmental opportunities associated with organics diversion and the generation of biogas and renewable natural gas.

Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Handbook for Canadian Municipalities

RNG Handbook is an applied resource containing: a municipal risk assessment checklist, risk mitigation strategies, a description of RNG costs, and other practical information that will help municipalities and their partners advance RNG projects.

Empowering Municipal RNG Market Participation

An Ontario-focused study that quantifies the development of biogas & RNG production facilities across the province reflecting on the past, present and future activity in the space.

RNG outreach and market development

A summary report of the findings learned from a RNG Working Group made up of industry and government representatives that met several times in 2016 and 2017. This initiative was led by the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA) to connect stakeholders to improve their understanding and awareness of RNG, create market conditions to develop more RNG projects and to share information about RNG.

Organic Materials: Maximizing Resource Recovery from Waste Through Biogas and RNG Production

This study assesses the economic feasibility and environmental benefits of producing biogas by anaerobically digesting the organic fraction of the residential waste stream from the City of London, ON, and converting the biogas to RNG for use in compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.

Municipal Guide to Biogas

The report is designed to help Ontario municipalities understand the biogas opportunities in their existing operations, including green bin organic material collection, wastewater treatment and landfill.

This guide outlines the benefits of biogas for municipalities and showcases real examples of systems across Ontario. This can be used to assist other municipalities with the review of their waste management options, assisting in the analysis and planning next steps.

Closing the Loop

A primer for municipalities, food processors and fleets on fueling vehicles using RNG. This resource includes information on how RNG vehicle fueling opportunities can provide near-term, cost-neutral sustainability solutions for municipalities. This resource includes steps to success, case studies and best practices from municipalities who have already adopted this technology.