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ATCO to Build its First Renewable Natural Gas Production Facility
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n ATCO to Build its First Renewable Natural Gas Production Facility\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n CAPTURING METHANE FROM ORGANIC WASTE WILL REDUCE GHG EMISSIONS\n \n \n \n \n CALGARY, AB\n \n ,\n \n July 8, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n ATCO Ltd. (TSX: ACO.X) (TSX: ACO.Y)\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ATCO Energy Solutions, an ATCO company, today announced it has partnered with Future Fuel Ltd. to build and operate a renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in\n \n Alberta\n \n . Located north of\n \n Vegreville, Alberta\n \n , the Two Hills RNG Facility is ATCO's first commercial RNG production facility and a strategic investment in ATCO's clean fuels strategy. RNG is a renewable fuel produced by capturing methane emissions which would otherwise be released to the atmosphere.\n \n \n The RNG facility combines organic waste from nearby municipalities with agricultural waste to produce approximately 230,000 gigajoules per year of renewable natural gas, enough to fuel 2,500 homes, that will enter the natural gas grid under a long-term sales contract. This project will lead to the avoidance of up to 20,000 tonnes per year of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. Future Fuel, with deep experience in biofuels and agricultural biomass, is a key partner in developing the project and expanding the reach of the facility to new markets. The construction and operation of the facility will be managed by ATCO Energy Solutions.\n \n \n \"This facility is an important investment in the advancement of ATCO's clean fuels strategy,\" said\n \n Bob Jones\n \n , President, ATCO Energy Solutions.  \"ATCO is leading the shift to a lower-carbon energy system by enabling our customers' energy transition to cleaner fuels such as renewable natural gas and hydrogen. We are actively investing in sustainable energy projects – here in\n \n Alberta\n \n and globally – in an effort to decarbonize the way we live and work, in support of a safe, reliable, affordable and cleaner energy future.\"\n \n \n While\n \n Canada\n \...