Ontario and Canada invests in clean energy production using forest biomass
In Canada, the governments of Ontario and Canada are investing more than $8.34 million to expand CHAR Technologies’ facility in Thorold to produce renewable natural gas (RNG) and biocarbon. CHAR’s Thorold facility will create close to 40 new direct and indirect jobs, as well as 20 construction jobs.
“This new facility will produce clean alternative fuels and increase sustainability in the forest sector through new and emerging uses of renewable forest biomass,” said Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry. “Our investment in CHAR Technologies is an investment in Ontario, which will boost productivity, create jobs and support a thriving forest economy that communities throughout the province depend on.”
CHAR Technologies has developed new technology to produce clean energy from woody biomass, including unused tree parts and mill by-products like bark, shavings and sawdust. Each year, the new facility will produce 10,000 tons of biocarbon as a coal fuel alternative for Ontario’s heavy industries, and enough renewable natural gas to heat over 5,500 homes.
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