The Mississauga company
Woodland Biofuels has patented a technology it says can produce clean-burning automotive fuel from virtually any type of biomass -- including wood and agricultural waste. The process eliminates the need to burn food products such as corn to create ethanol.
Earlier this month the
provincial government gave the company a grant of $4 million to build a demonstration facility, expected to be located at the University of Western Ontario's Sarnia-Lambton Research Park, to prove the efficacy of the groundbreaking innovation in waste disposal and clean energy.
"Thanks to Ontario's support we can build a plant that we anticipate
will confirm our ability to successfully produce ethanol from renewable
waste with breakthrough efficiency. We expect to be, by a significant
margin, the lowest cost producer of automotive fuel in
North America," said
Greg Nuttall,
President and CEO of Woodland, in
a statement welcoming the investment. "This will not only put Ontario in the
front of the global race to find an alternative to fossil fuels but
ultimately will also provide Ontario with significant economic and
environmental benefits. We are grateful for the extraordinary level of
support provided by the province."
Writer: Edward Keenan
Sources: Greg Nuttal, President & CEO, Woodland Biofuels; Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
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