2021-04-27 14:29:09
The Slave Lake, Alta., biomass/gas-to-liquids proposed project has received an environmental permit from Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) to establish Canada’s first biomass gasto- liquids plant next to Vanderwell’s sawmill site.
Expander Energy Inc. and Vanderwell Contractors (1971) Ltd. are behind the project.
The plant will produce more than 6.5 million litres per year of low-carbon intensity, clean-burning synthetic diesel fuel (trade named SynDiesel) made from sawmill and forestry residuals. The plant will concurrently produce marketable volumes of hydrogen from the process. The AEP permit is the last significant permit required to enable the construction and operation of the project.
The plant will use Expander’s patented process and wood waste from Vanderwell’s operations as feedstock to create a low-carbon diesel fuel.
The project is well under way with construction expected to begin in late 2021. The first phase is a commercial demonstration plant producing 6.5 million litres per year of SynDiesel followed by a commercial expansion to more than 20 million litres per year. The proposed $30-million plant will create local construction jobs as well as permanent operating and maintenance jobs.
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