Lignol Energy scores $4.3 milion grant from Canadian government for cellulosic ethanol

In Canada, cellulosic ethanol pioneer Lignol Energy announced a $4.37 million grant from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, in the latest financing round of grants from the Canadian federal government. The company said that the grant will support activities at its pilot-scale cellulosic ethanol plant near Vancouver. The plant uses feedstocks including, beetle-killed, Lodgepole pine trees to make ethanol, a widely used fuel additive for gasoline.

“These next generation technologies could generate even greater environmental benefits than traditional renewable fuels by utilizing a diverse range of non-food feedstock including agricultural residues and long dead, beetle-killed, Lodgepole pine. The technology developed by Lignol has the potential to bring Canada one step closer to this goal and to secure its place as a global leader in the production of next-generation biofuels,” Vicky Sharpe, president and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada told The Star.

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