Tag: Canada

Cielo Provides Update on Continued Progress

Cielo Provides Update on Continued Progress

February 13, 2024 |

In Canada, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp says its Carseland, Alberta Bio-SynDiesel Project represents Cielo’s first commercial by-product-to-fuels facility designed to convert wood by-products into low carbon intensity renewable fuel. The Carseland Project will be situated adjacent to an existing synthetic fuel facility owned and operated by Rocky Mountain Clean Fuels Inc. (“RMCFI”) which deploys patented […]

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Enerkem to retire its Edmonton biofuels facility

Enerkem to retire its Edmonton biofuels facility

February 3, 2024 |

In Canada, Enerkem announced that it will be retiring its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels (EAB) plant in Edmonton. The EAB facility achieved its main objective of completing the commercial scale-up of Enerkem’s technology, the firm said.  “With more than 15,000 hours of operation producing ethanol and methanol (ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS certified), the plant facilitated […]

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Government of Canada funds Quebec green hydrogen blending feasibility study

Government of Canada funds Quebec green hydrogen blending feasibility study

February 1, 2024 |

In Canada, the Government of Canada announced an investment of more than C$3.3 million in Gazifère Inc. for a clean fuels project in Gatineau, Quebec, for a total project cost of over C$7.3 million.  The investment will support Gazifère in conducting a hydrogen blending feasibility study. Specifically, the study will assess the development of a water […]

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Enerkem retiring its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels plant

Enerkem retiring its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels plant

January 30, 2024 |

In Canada, Enerkem will be retiring its Enerkem Alberta Biofuels (EAB) plant in Edmonton. The EAB facility achieved its main objective of completing the commercial scale-up of Enerkem’s industry-leading technology. With more than 15,000 hours of operation producing ethanol and methanol (ISCC EU and ISCC PLUS certified), the plant facilitated the validation by strategic industry […]

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Canada Infrastructure Bank invests $6.2M in Azure’s SAF FEED study

Canada Infrastructure Bank invests $6.2M in Azure’s SAF FEED study

January 18, 2024 |

In Canada, Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. (Azure) are partnering on a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Canada. Azure’s study is now fully funded and on track to be completed in 2024. The CIB’s C$8.4 million funding helps support Azure’s critical path of […]

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Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership invests in Proxima

Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership invests in Proxima

January 16, 2024 |

In Canada, Saskatchewan’s Global Agri-Food Advancement Partnership (GAAP) is excited to announce the recent close of an undisclosed investment round into Proxima Research and Development – Canada. Proxima has developed proprietary technology to better isolate, characterize, and engineer microbes for applications within agriculture, food, and pharma. Proxima offers unique microbial solutions to their clients, as […]

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Cielo Waste Solutions scores funding for next engineering state of Carseland project

Cielo Waste Solutions scores funding for next engineering state of Carseland project

January 15, 2024 |

In Canada, Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. is pleased to announce that they have secured funding for the next stage of engineering development of the Carseland Project through the closing of its previously announced non-brokered flow-through private placement. Both the Cielo and Expander Energy Inc. management teams have shown further commitment to the strategic objectives of […]

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Lallemand acquires Evolva for $24 million

Lallemand acquires Evolva for $24 million

January 8, 2024 |

In Canada, yeast-based ingredients maker Lallemand has acquired Evolva, a biotech firm based in Switzerland. The acquisition by Lallemand subsidiary Danstar Ferment AG is valued at around $24 million, with the potential for an additional $11.75 million if certain targets are met, according to vegconomist. Evolva develops yeast-derived ingredients for use in flavors and fragrances, […]

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Global biobased cosmetic market to reach revenues of $8.8 billion by 2032, study finds

Global biobased cosmetic market to reach revenues of $8.8 billion by 2032, study finds

January 1, 2024 |

In Canada, Emergen Research reported that the global biobased cosmetics market is forecast to reach a value of $8.86 billion by 2032. The market reached a value of $4.95 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 6% during the period. “Rising consumer interests for natural or organic ingredients for cosmetics, […]

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Anaergia sells $15.6M in IRA investment tax credits

Anaergia sells $15.6M in IRA investment tax credits

December 27, 2023 |

In Canada, Anaergia Inc. announced the entry into a definitive agreement for a sale of $15.6 million of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) investment tax credits  generated by its subsidiary, Rhode Island Bioenergy Facility Holdco, LLC (“RIBH”). The investment tax credits for qualified biogas property were generated from the project built by RIBH’s subsidiary in Johnston, […]

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