{"id":7546,"date":"2022-09-15T09:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informatech.energir.com\/?p=7546"},"modified":"2022-09-16T09:34:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T14:34:19","slug":"renewable-natural-gas-a-circular-economy-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informatech.energir.com\/?p=7546&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Renewable natural gas, a circular economy model"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Renewable natural gas production not only presents a significant economic development potential for Quebec, but also fits perfectly into the concept of a circular economy, which aims to maximize value for money to reduce waste and overconsumption.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Renewable natural gas in the circular economy<\/h3>\n

Biomethanation and gasification processes that produce renewable natural gas (RNG) fit nicely into the circular economy model by substituting RNG for conventional natural gas. These processes have not only considerable environmental benefits, as demonstrated in one of our previous articles<\/a>, but also economic and social ones, and they are part of a sustainable development approach.<\/p>\n

Downstream of the RNG production, residential, agricultural and\/or industrial organic waste is sent to a biodigester. The result of this industrial process is biogas, which is then purified to produce a gas that is perfectly interchangeable with conventional natural gas. RNG can then be used by these same sectors (residential, agricultural, industrial) for their operations. In addition, waste from RNG production (digestates) is used as fertilizer to contribute to crop and animal agricultural production, which will start a new cycle by generating new value-added organic material.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Circular economy is opposed to the linear economy that has defined production and consumption systems since the end of the Second World War.\n

Dispose In a circular economy, nothing is waste. The circular economy retains and recovers as much value as possible from resources by reusing, repairing, refurbishing or recycling products and materials.<\/p>\n

It is about using valuable resources wisely, thinking about waste as a resource, instead of a cost, and finding innovative ways to better the environment and the economy.1<\/sup><\/p>\n

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Visual of circular economy applied to renewable natural gas<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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