A renewable energy developer in southern Alberta has secured provincial funding to advance what it describes as a first-of-its-kind facility combining biogas production with on-site carbon capture.
Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas will receive C$10 million (~$7.3 million) from Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) program to develop an integrated anaerobic digestion and carbon management project in the town of Coaldale.
The facility will process livestock manure from nearby feedlots to produce renewable natural gas (RNG), while capturing and managing associated carbon emissions. The project is being developed in partnership with local cattle operators KCL Cattle Company and Kasko Cattle Co., with construction expected to begin later this year and commercial operations targeted for 2028.
According to the developer, the plant will convert roughly 130,000 tons of manure each year into biomethane, supplying the equivalent of household energy demand for several thousand homes. By controlling methane emissions from agricultural waste streams and displacing fossil gas, the project is positioned as both a waste-management solution and a decarbonization measure for the region’s farming sector.
Agricultural Waste Meets Carbon Management
The project centers on anaerobic digestion technology, using biological processes to break down manure and capture biogas that would otherwise escape into the atmosphere.
The addition of carbon capture and sequestration infrastructure is intended to further reduce lifecycle emissions from the energy produced.
Provincial officials framed the funding award as part of a broader effort to back homegrown emissions-reduction technologies while maintaining competitiveness in Alberta’s energy and agricultural industries.
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The Coaldale project forms part of a wider C$28 million (~$20.5 million) allocation from the TIER program across six initiatives aimed at lowering industrial emissions, improving efficiency and accelerating deployment of low-carbon solutions.
While the facility remains at the early delivery stage, the project illustrates how carbon capture and bioenergy are increasingly being combined in decentralized settings beyond heavy industry.
If successful, the model could offer a template for integrating methane management and carbon capture into agricultural value chains, adding a new dimension to rural decarbonization efforts in Western Canada.
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