Wind Development Benefits Rural Communities
CANADA - Allan Campbell, minister responsible for rural development in Prince Edward Island, says that rural communities across the province will be major beneficiaries of the new wind...

Research Grants Support Bioenergy Development
CANADA – The Province of British Columbia has granted C$600,000 to help grow B.C.’s wood bioenergy sector with continued research into feedstock supplies, technology and infrastruc...

Canadian Government Invests in Oilseed Research
CANADA - The Canadian Government is to contribute C$3 million to the Industrial Oil Seed Network (IOSN) under the Agricultural Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP).

Forestry Task Force to Study Bioenergy Options
CANADA - A task force of forest industry stakeholders from Eastern Canada and Maine has been launched to explore bio-related opportunities within the forestry sector across the region....

Projects Benefit from Clean Energy Grants
CANADA – The Province is funding a suite of innovative clean energy projects throughout B.C., investing C$25 million from the government's Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, announced...

British Columbia Increases Clean Tech Innovation Capital
CANADA - The annual tax credits available to investors in early-stage clean technology companies operating in British Columbia have increased from C$5 million to C$7.5 million under...

Canadian Government Invests C$25 Million in Biofuels
CANADA - Suncor Energy’s St. Clair Ethanol Plant is expanding to double its production of cleaner-burning, renewable energy, thanks to a C$25 million investment by the Government of...

Bill C-33 Authorises Government to Regulate Blending
ONTARIO - The Senate has voted is all for the Government of Canada's Biofuels Bill.

Canadian Government Invests in Biodiesel Plant
ONTARIO - The Government of Canada is bringing biofuel technologies to Canadian farms. Federal funding of $938,260 is being provided to develop a functional, farm-scale oilseed processing...

Biofuels Legislation Passes through Canadian House
CANADA - Canadian biofuels legislation, which would require all gasoline sold in Canada contain five percent ethanol by 2010, and all diesel and heating oil contain two percent renewable...

Legislation Could Boost Ethanol Production
OTTAWA - The House of Commons is expected to give the green light in coming days to legislation that could boost Canadian production of ethanol, writes Mike De Souza.

Growth in North American Biofuels Market Due to Policy Initiatives
CANADA - Research and Markets has announced the addition of "North American Biofuels Markets: Investment Analysis" to their offering.