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Podcast: The Science of Anaerobic Digestion

Get the inside scoop on the bugs behind the bubbles! Dave Ellis joined Matt Lensink on the CEM Energy Radio Podcast where they discussed the fascinating science behind anaerobic digestion and how this process is driving sustainable energy.
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Ammonia Control Strategies

If lab testing indicates that your digestate might contain too much ammonia, what can you do? There a number of steps to reduce problematic gasses in an anaerobic digester.
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Upcoming Event – Value Of Biogas West 2024

Azura’s Team Plaid is excited to attend the upcoming Value of Biogas West Conference hosted by the Canadian Biogas Association. Dave Ellis, James Arambarri, and Trisha Aldovino will head to Vancouver, BC for the conference which will take place October 7 through October 9, 2024.  The Value of Biogas conferences are renowned as Canada’s premier gatherings for the biogas and…

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Podcast: Codigestion Benefits and Considerations

Azura’s Dave Ellis was invited to join the Biomass Magazine Podcast to talk about municipal codigestion! Municipal sewage sludge codigestion blends organic waste into existing anaerobic digesters to produce biogas and it is a great option to help reduce the carbon intensity of our fuel system.
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Event Recap – CANECT ‘24

On Tuesday April 23, 2024 Azura presented a new course as part of CANECT ’24! Azura’s David Ellis was invited to chair the “Anaerobic Digestion: Compliance and Optimization Course,” a one-day intensive training on anaerobic digestion (AD) fundamentals. This course was hosted by CANECT and was held at The Venetian Banquet & Hospitality Centre in Vaughan, Ontario.  This all-new CANECT…

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Canadian Digestate Management Guideline

This guideline on digestate management has been prepared using the expertise and experience of members of the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA). Azura was pleased to be able to provide technical contribution, review, and editing by David Ellis, utilizing his more than 30 years of experience working with anaerobic digestion systems.
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VOB West 2022

The Azura Associates team sponsored and presented at the Value of Biogas West Conference in November 2022.
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VOB East 2022

The Azura Associates team will be attending the upcoming Value of Biogas East Conference in May 2022.
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Value of Biogas West 2021

Azura Associates was pleased to be a sponsor for this event and to have Amos Ncube present the paper he co-authored with Jonathan Cocker, Gabriella Fiorentino, and Azura’s David Ellis.
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Operational Challenges and Troubleshooting of AD Systems

IWA YWP Canada Conference 2021

David Ellis was asked to present at the 1st Canadian International Water Association Young Water Professionals Conference. Hosted by and for young professionals and students, this conference showcased the leadership and technical abilities of YWPs across Canada. David shared his expertise gained over 30+ years of experience in the anaerobic digestion industry through a workshop session.
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Azura Once Again Featured in Well-Established Online Course

Azura’s David Ellis presented two different case studies based on troubleshooting the failure of food waste anaerobic digesters as part of Dr. Daniel Zitomer’s short course titled: “Anaerobic Treatment of High-Strength Industrial and Agricultural Wastes.” This course has been offered annually by Marquette University for more than 19 years.
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A Case Study in Ontario, Canada

Azura Associates is pleased to share our contributions to a paper that was published in Volume 11 of the Environmental and Sustainability Indicators journal. The paper is a case study focused on the environmental load of an Anaerobic Digestion facility in Ontario.
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CAWQ 2021 Symposium

A case study of a full-scale food waste digester failure and recovery was presented at the Value of Biogas West Conference in Vancouver. This case study demonstrates the need for balance in anaerobic digester feedstock as too much of the coveted FOG can be problematic.
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Canadian Anaerobic Digestion Guideline: Food and Organic Waste

This guideline on anaerobic digestion (AD) has been prepared using the expertise and experience of members of the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA). Azura was pleased to be able to provide technical contribution, overall review, and editing by David Ellis, utilizing his almost 30 years of experience working with anaerobic digestion systems.
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Azura Experience Featured in International Digester Training Course

An food waste digester case study from Azura Associates was incorporated into the training material presented by anaerobic digester experts Dr. Melanie Hecht and Birgit Pfeifer at the IBBK’s virtual Biogas Operator Training in June of 2020. Dr. Hecht, who is a Senior Biogas Plant Biology and Process Control Expert, presented a section called “Practical Plant Operation: Process Control and…
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Value of Biogas – East Conference

David Ellis presented a methodology developed specifically to optimize anaerobic digestion systems at the Value of Biogas Webinar Series hosted by the Canadian Biogas Association (CBA) in June 2020.
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WEAO Conference – Lessons Learned from Operating Energy Digesters

Azura’s experience with food waste anaerobic co-digestion (AnCoD) and our work at energy producing biogas plants was the basis for one of two podium presentations scheduled for the 2020 WEAO conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person conference and presentations were cancelled, luckily the papers were still published.
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Getting to Net Zero Energy Wastewater Treatment

The third Getting to Net Zero Energy event was hosted by the Ontario Water Consortium in February of 2020. This event continued the momentum toward getting five municipal wastewater treatment facilities converted to net zero energy by focusing on anaerobic codigestion to produce biogas. The biogas produced through anaerobic digestion of comingled food waste, organic waste, and sewage biosolids can…
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Azura Featured in Well-Established Online Course

Azura’s David Ellis presented a case study of helping a farm-based digester as a part of Dr. Daniel Zitomer’s anaerobic digestion online short course. The case study focused on the importance of testing and knowing what additional data to look for in digestor remediation. The study also shares some empirical guideline values for LCFA concentrations in digester as determined by…
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WEAO Conference – Advanced Digester Monitoring

Azura had 2 presentations accepted by WEAO and was schedule to be presented at the 2020 WEAO conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person conference and presentations were cancelled, but the papers were able to be published online. One of the presentations explored the possibility of establishing an advanced digester monitoring tool that could predict if the digester was…
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