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Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp. Awarded $10M for Alberta RNG and Carbon Sequestration Facility

Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Corp. has been awarded $10 million through the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program.

Key Takeaways

  • Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp. receives $10 million from Alberta’s TIER program
  • Funding supports construction of anaerobic digestion and carbon sequestration facility
  • Project to process 130,000 tonnes of livestock manure annually
  • Facility expected to produce 360,000 GJ of RNG and capture biogenic CO₂
  • Construction scheduled to begin this summer, with operations targeted for January 2028

Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp. Secures Alberta TIER Funding

Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Corp. has been awarded $10 million through the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program. The funding will support construction of a fully integrated anaerobic digestion and carbon sequestration facility in partnership with KCL Cattle Company and Kasko Cattle Co.

The announcement was made at Kasko Farms Headquarters in the presence of Alberta government officials and company representatives. The project is part of a broader $28 million allocation from the TIER program supporting six technology initiatives through Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Industrial Transformation Challenge.

Phillip Abrary, Chairman and CEO of Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corp., stated: “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.”

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