SAINT-HYACINTHE BIOGAS PLANT

BIO-METHANISATION PLANT UPGRADE

In one of the first projects of its kind in North America, Filtrum Construction was selected as general contractor for a pioneering upgrade to a bio-methanisation plant located in the City of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada.

THE PROJECT

Filtrum was awarded the complete realization of the $46 million upgrade (anaerobic digestion system and biogas purification system), which started up in September 2015 after a 22-month construction phase. For the City and surrounding area, it was an important project given the province’s mandate that by 2020 no organic waste can be put into a landfill. The City had selected the technology: a West Canadian system for biogas purification and a German-built system for the anaerobic digestion system following a fact-finding trip to Europe where commercial generation of biogas is fairly common. It was then up to Filtrum to deliver the project, beginning with draft drawings and starting from scratch on the design of the electrical engineering and the control console. The biggest challenge was the massive task of integration of all the equipment.