Business View Magazine l November 2022

54 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 Events and Promotions at the heart of the association Besides these efforts, the CBA also hosts two annual conferences, one in the spring and another in the fall, focusing on providing information and networking opportunities to its members and other industry stakeholders. “These are premier events where we showcase a lot of what’s happening within the industry,” Green says. “We share much current information through the speakers, presentations, and shared materials, and also through the networking that happens when you have a consolidated space where people can connect business-to-business and discuss the lay of the land.” “Our events are an excellent time for people to come together and share the successes and learnings that have happened already and what might happen within the next six months.” Industry trends The biogas/RNG market is growing rapidly. However, as with any nascent industry, there are bound to be teething problems, some of which Green says have more to do with legacy issues like policy and legal frameworks. “Besides Canada, the United States and other countries are also experiencing challenges associated with ramping up this technology,” she says. “Some of those challenges are partly due to limited, targeted policies overshadowed by other priorities like electrification or hydrogen fuels, including competing interests within the clean energy space.” The other challenge the industry faces, Green says, is a lack of clear understanding of how the technology works and interfaces with other aspects of the economy.