SoCalGas, Énergir, GRDF & GRTgaz Join to Promote Biogas Development

(SoCalGas/NGV Journal) Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), Canadian natural gas utility Énergir, and French utilities GRDF and GRTgaz announced a new collaboration aimed at advancing the research and development of renewable natural gas and technologies such as power-to-gas. The collaboration will focus on research and development, public policy, and outreach. The American, French and Canadian utilities share a common goal of advancing policies to combat climate change while providing customers with reliable and affordable energy solutions.

“Advances in natural gas technologies have helped clean our air and helped reduce emissions linked to climate change,” said Sharon Tomkins, vice president of customer solutions and strategy for SoCalGas, during the World Gas Conference in Washington D.C. “We are excited to collaborate with our French and Canadian counterparts to speed up the development of the next generation of innovations including renewable natural gas, solar-powered hydrogen generation, fuel cells, power-to-gas and other technologies. Together the work we’re doing today will help provide reliable and affordable natural gas service to millions of families and businesses for decades to come.”

“In this energy transition era, we believe renewable natural gas is a powerful tool in the fight against climate change, as well as being a significant contributor to energy self-reliance and the circular economy,” said Martin Imbleau, Senior Vice President, Development, Communities, Corporate Affairs and Operational Safety for Énergir. “This collaboration with our partners will allow us to share our progress and results toward our environmental and social objectives.”

“The energy transition with renewable gas needs to be advocated to become a reality worldwide,” said Laurent Théry, International and Business Development Director for GRTgaz. “Our leading companies in California, Québec and France promote renewable gas in our regions and countries to reach that goal.”

“The development of renewable gas is a real challenge for the energy transition and has a key role to play in the context of the low carbon strategy. The signing of this partnership agreement reflects our shared desire to develop green gas and associated technologies and facilitate its production and injection into natural gas networks,” said Christophe Wagner, International Director for GRDF. “This sharing of knowledge and experience at the international level aims to effectively meet the need for anaerobic digestion in line with the ambition we are carrying in France: 30% of biomethane injected into the networks in 2030.” READ MORE