Nexterra receives $7.7 million grant from Canadian government for biomass gasification system

In Canada, Nexterra Systems announced that it has received $7.7M in funding from the BC Bioenergy Network (BCBN),
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP), and Ethanol BC in development support of its advanced biomass gasification systems.

The funding will assist the commercialization of a new combined heat and power (CHP) system, developed in collaboration with GE Jenbacher and GE Energy. Pilot testing of the new CHP system will begin this year and a commercial demonstration project is expected to begin in early 2010.

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