EARTH DAY – A YEAR-ROUND FOCUS FOR ENERKEM

While Earth Day is celebrated globally each spring, the fight against climate change is a 365-day annual mission says the company whose technology is behind Canada’s largest biorefinery.

“At Enerkem, we could say that Earth Day is every day,” says CEO Dominique Boies .

He says the Québec-based company’s goal is to contribute to the energy transition by participating in energy diversification and responding to the urgent need for waste management.

“That’s why, every day, our team works to develop and commercialize innovative technologies that convert waste materials into low-carbon fuels and circular chemicals.”

Enerkem validated its proprietary thermochemical technology at its first commercial plant in Alberta that has been in operation since 2016. It was the basis for development of a $1.2 billion biorefinery in Varennes, Que., that will include Canada’s largest electrolyzer. The electrolyzer will supply clean hydrogen and oxygen to convert more than 200,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste and residual biomass into biomethanol with a capacity of up to 130 million litres annually.

The project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 170,000 tCO2eq/yr and divert 100,000 tonnes of non-recyclable waste from landfills every year. That is equivalent to taking 50,000 vehicles off the road every year.

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