Botwood Biofuel Plant One Step Closer to Green Light

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January 24, 2017

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by Ryan Cooke (CBC News) Forestry minister confident in project, says resources are sufficient — … NewGreen Technology Inc, the company behind the project, will soon be offered a tentative deal by Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial government for the allocation of wood fibres on crown lands, CBC News has learned.

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The new project is three-pronged — a sawmill producing 20 million board feet of lumber annually, a biofuel plant creating a form of clean diesel from the sawmill’s waste products and a revitalization of the town’s shipping port for exporting products.

The biofuel will be sent to European markets, where it is mixed with regular fuel to meet clean energy standards.

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“We have to make sure our forest management plans match with a commitment of 20, maybe 40 years,” he said. “So we [have to] identify that fibre and make sure that we have a consistent supply.”

The next step will be a review of the business plan by the Department of Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development, headed by Minister Christopher Mitchelmore.

In May, Mitchelmore visited the owner of Proton Power — the company behind the technology for the proposed biofuel plant — in Knoxville, Tennessee. READ MORE and MORE (GFW Advertiser)

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