Alberta government invests in the renewable fuel plant of Canary Biofuels in Lethbridge


Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alberta’s government will use 4.7 million C$ from the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) fund to support a facility in Lethbridge County that will produce an estimated 70 million litres of renewable fuel. The Canary Biofuels facility is expected to be operational by fall 2021.
Press release: “Diversifying the economy with cutting-edge tech”, 27/07/2021.

Figure 1. Tank being placed at Lethbridge facility (taken from Canary Biofuels website)

This plant will turn local agricultural waste, inedible animal fats and used cooking oil into biodiesel and glycerine. Canary Biofuels purchased the Invigor BioEnergy facility located by the Lethbridge airport and upgrading works started in the Spring of 2021 with Phase 1 to be fully operational by November 2021. After full expansion complexion (Phase 1 & 2), the plant will produce 40 million gallons/year of low carbon intensity biodiesel and will process up to 130 ktons/year of local agricultural feedstock, reducing carbon emissions by 400 ktons/year (Phase 1 & 2).

The facility will buy more than 375 million C$ of local feedstock from farmers over the next five years, generating about 500 million C$ in revenue and supporting up to 130 local jobs in fields like engineering, construction and transportation. The renewable fuel has been pre-sold to a leading Canadian supplier of biodiesel whose customers include fuel retailers, wholesalers, distributors and fleet managers across Canada and the United States.

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