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English Español Quebec announces its support for an advanced biofuel project

An investment of $4.5 million as part of Transition Énergétique Québec.



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The Quebec Government has awarded a fund of CAD 5.943 million (USD 4.5M) to a non-profit organization Bioénergie La Tuque (BELT) under a program called Technoclimat from Transition Énergétique Québec (TEQ) to produce advanced biofuels from locally-sourced forestry waste.

The funding will be used to continue project development and plant design, which are key enablers for making further decisions regarding the potential of building a renewable fuels plant in the area.

BELT, the Council of the Atikamekw Nation (CNA), and Neste, have been collaborating on the project since 2017. The partners have been jointly assessing the feasibility of utilizing sustainably-sourced forest-based biomass, particularly harvesting residues – such as branches and tops that are not suitable for sale – in the production of advanced sustainable biofuels.

“The region developed around logging, yet at the moment residues from this industry are rotting in the woods. In a coherent energy transition towards a greener economy, projects that make it possible to recover what is currently considered to be waste is aligned with Atikamekw's values of improving the use of the territory’s resources,” said Constant Awashish, Grand Chief of the Atikamekw Nation.

The demand for biofuels is likely to increase locally and across Canada as both the Quebec provincial government and the federal government continue in their initiative to implement a low-carbon fuel standard.

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