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CENTRE FOR RESEARCH
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CRIBE supports northern green economy by funding forest biomass pilot plant in Sault Ste. Marie
SAULT STE. MARIE - The Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE) is pleased to announce a $923,261 investment to expand Elementa Group’s Pre-Commercial Demonstration Plant in Sault Ste. Marie.
This funding will allow Elementa to make the necessary modifications to begin using forest biomass as an additional feedstock.
The current Elementa process uses municipal solid waste to produce a high quality synthetic gas (syngas).
The upgrade will allow Elementa to do the same thing with forest biomass, the waste material from forestry operations such as tree tops, branches and foliage.
Converting this plant to also use forest biomass as a feedstock will demonstrate the viability of forest residue as a renewable energy source.
It is clean, highly efficient and supports the global effort to reduce greenhouse gases and commercialize alternative energy production.
Elementa currently employs 20 people and the addition of forest biomass to the process is expected to create five to six direct jobs.
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