Azura Associates

10 11 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 AZURA ASSOC I ATES powered air conditioning system, while in Alberta, you will need a block heater.” Azura Associates has worked on projects in Canada, Europe, Africa, the United States, and South America, although most of the company’s work is concentrated in Canada and the United States. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ellis says the company kept working because all its clients were deemed essential, although site visits were restricted to road travel to avoid air travel. Throughout Covid, Azura relied on key partners to deliver solutions to its clients. One such partner is CEM Engineering, an engineering consultancy in St. Catharines, Ontario. “We’ve collaborated on several projects with CEM Engineering, which does considerable work around digesters, natural gas, and renewable natural gas as an EPC contractor,” Ellis says. “Because our industry is relatively new compared to sewage, there are no textbooks you can get information from. So, there’s still much work for consultants like CEM Engineering and Azura Associates who provide insights on key risk points and feed that information back to due diligence and risk reviews.” As the waste management industry advances and evolves and processes become more PREFERRED VENDORS/PARTNERS n Integrated Explorations Inc. www.iebiolab.com Integrated Explorations offers an extensive array of services by utilizing our combined expertise in microbiology, analytical chemistry and environmental biotechnology. We provide both routine and specialized procedures for testing digestate and feedstock. We are focused on supporting the biogas industry through laboratory testing, research and development and consulting. Visit us at iebiolab.com standardized, Ellis has a positive outlook because of increasing interest from the private and public sectors. “Folks are talking about building multiple facilities per year, signaling tremendous growth over the next three to five years. I also expect to see these applications go global as people look for alternative energy sources and try to work around the various emerging challenges from the climate crisis.” “For instance, one dairy farmer in Africa wanted to generate biogas so they can run their generators all day and keep the harvested milk chilled because they were getting no power from the grid.” “These and similar stories are just the beginning of an industry set to explode and impact the energy and food security industries.” “My former boss saw this day coming, but he was forty years too early. I am excited to see his vision finally coming to pass as waste management begins to play a more pivotal role in the global economy.”