grow the energy circle
Grow the Energy Circle Ltd. (GrowTEC) was born from a simple idea: what if a farm could produce both food and renewable energy while giving more back to the land than it takes?
Founded by Perry Family Farm in 2012, GrowTEC demonstrates a circular approach to agriculture, transforming organic waste into valuable resources, reducing emissions, and helping build a more sustainable future.
Alongside our partner EverGen, GrowTEC's on-farm biogas facility converts organic materials such as manure, food waste, and agricultural by-products into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), which is injected into the FortisBC gas system and used to help decarbonize the natural gas grid and the end uses that gas powers. .
At a glance:
- Organic waste processing
- Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) production
- Carbon emissions reductions
- Nutrient recycling through digestate
- Circular economy solutions integrating waste, ag, nutrient and energy
Waste → Biogas → RNG → Energy → Nutrients → Food
For us, GrowTEC is more than a renewable energy project—it's proof that agriculture can be part of the climate solution.
Organic Waste Conversion
* Value Adding Organic Waste as Feedstock– GrowTEC diverts over 10,000 MT of manure from direct land spreading and over 5000MT of other organic waste from landfill or land application each year. This is basically stealing the methane form the organics and leaving the nutrients for fertilizer.
GHG Emission Reduction
This is a Carbon Negative Project.
Natural Fertilizer
Digestate is the digestion by-product, which is separated into nutrient-rich and pathogen-free soil amendment. GrowTEC utilizes the digestate on the farm to reduce the synthetic fertilizer requirement, and raw manure spreading.
Growtec timeline
2014-2023 — ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
Before 2023, the biogas produced by the facility was converted into 100%, 24/7 renewable electricity and sold into the Alberta Electricity grid through AESO. GrowTEC produced nearly 3 times more electricity from organic waste than the entire Perry Farm operation consumed.
- GrowTEC powered a 633KW/hr combined heat and power (CHP) unit that generated over 4000 MWhrs per year of electricity from organic waste each year since 2016.
July 2022 — EverGen
- Perry Family Farm Sells 2/3 Interest of GrowTEC to EverGen Infrastructure Corp.
- EverGen is the Present Operating Partner of GrowTEC
2023-Present — RNG PRODUCTION
Today, GowTEC upgrades biogas to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG), which is injected into the ATCO grid in Alberta, which is connected to the FortisBC gas system and used to help decarbonize the natural gas grid.
- We have a contract to sell RNG to FortisBC and Irving Oil. This decarbonizes the natural gas grid and transport fuel.
Operating Partner: EverGen
The Perry Family is thrilled to Partner with EverGen on the GrowTEC Biogas Facility.
EverGen is expediting Canada's journey to not just show up, but to compete on the global renewable natural gas stage, combating climate change and helping communities contribute to a carbon-free future, starting on the West Coast.
EverGen is spreading awareness that Renewable Natural Gas doesn't just have a low carbon footprint (like LNG) or a neutral footprint (like wind and solar), RNG is carbon negative.
GrowTEC history - Photo Gallery
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