Hydron Energy has secured new funding from NGIF Accelerator to advance a demonstration of its low-cost landfill biogas upgrading technology at the Bailey Landfill in Chilliwack, British Columbia.
The project is being delivered in partnership with FortisBC and the City of Chilliwack, and will showcase the company’s single-stage INTRUPTor system for producing renewable natural gas (RNG) from landfill gas.
Hydron Energy chief executive Soheil Khiavi said the demonstration marks a pivotal step in proving the system’s ability to remove nitrogen and carbon dioxide and upgrade raw biogas to pipeline-quality RNG at significantly lower cost than conventional technologies.
He said the approach is the only landfill upgrading system capable of reaching cost parity with fossil gas, adding that NGIF’s ongoing support has been vital in bringing the technology towards commercial deployment.
NGIF Accelerator president and chief executive John Adams said the funding reflects confidence in Hydron’s innovation and its potential contribution to the energy sector.
He noted that NGIF’s Industry Grants programme aims to de-risk emerging technologies through pilots and field demonstrations as part of a broader model for industry validation and commercialisation.
Hydron’s INTRUPTor platform uses a biomimicry-based metal-organic framework to upgrade biogas under ambient operating conditions, simplifying plant design and reducing costs.
The company says the system can cut costs by up to 50% and lower greenhouse gas emissions by 80% compared with today’s commercial technologies, and can be deployed across anaerobic digestion, wastewater treatment and landfill applications.
Hydron Energy wins NGIF funding to demonstrate low-cost landfill RNG technology
