IGRC2024

The Canadian Gas Association (CGA) is excited to be hosting the next International Gas Research Conference – IGRC2024 - in beautiful Banff, Alberta in May 2024. IGRC2024 comes at a pivotal time in Canadian and international energy conversations. Natural gas and its world-class infrastructure have supported economic development, affordable energy options, and energy security for jurisdictions around the world. Furthermore, the use of gas energy and gas infrastructure is forecasted to grow substantially in the next several decades. However, the energy landscape is a tumultuous one at present – leaders around the world are setting bold emissions reduction targets and many are trying to find a single solution to environmental challenges. At the same time, consumers are increasingly concerned about the availability of reliable and affordable energy to meet their daily needs. There is no single fuel or technology that will solve all the world’s challenges. But as Canada’s natural gas industry knows well, gaseous energy and infrastructure will be an essential part of the mix no matter what. Our fuels, our industry’s technical know-how and drive for innovation, and our versatile and resilient energy infrastructure, have been foundational to the extraordinary societal well-being we have achieved in Canada. And they will be key to Canada’s - and the world’s – future well-being. That future well-being turns on a focus on innovation. The Canadian gas industry has made innovation a major priority: with renewable natural gas (RNG) development, hydrogen production, transportation and blending projects, gas-electric integration, liquefied natural gas (LNG) applications for remote communities, gas heat pump technology, emission management technologies and more. We in Canada want to show what we are doing, but also learn from what others around the world have under way. IGRC2024 will be an opportunity to do both those things.