EDMONTON – An Edmonton pilot plant will soon begin producing large amounts of a versatile, top-quality, crystal-clear solvent from just about any biological feedstock that contains fats.
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Alberta has potential to be Canada’s biggest biofuel producer
Alberta could lead the country toward replacing about half its necessary transportation fuel with non-petroleum products, says a global expert on biofuels, bioenergy and bioproducts.
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Enerkem hires 30 workers for Edmonton biofuels plant
EDMONTON – Enerkem says the challenging task of hiring more than 30 energy workers for its new Edmonton biofuels plant in a hot labour market is nearly accomplished.
“Right now, we have 70 per cent of the employees we need to operate the plant this year,” said Marie-Helene Labrie, vice-president of government affairs and communications for Enerkem.
The Quebec-based developer of technology that converts municipal solid waste into synthesis gas, or syngas, is building a plant at Edmonton’s Waste Management Centre at the Clover Bar landfill.
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