McGill’s Mac Campus Gets Federal Funding for Biomass Research

McGill University’s Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue received a major federal investment of $7 million to the Biomass Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership

by John Meagher – Montreal Gazette

The Cluster, which is led by the BioFuelNet Canada Network, will include an additional $3.1 million in contributions from industry, for a total investment of $10.1 million.

Lawrence MacAulay, the federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Parliamentary Secretary Jean-Claude Poissant and Lac St-Louis MP Francis Scarpaleggia were on hand for the funding announcement at Macdonald Campus last week.

Biomass is produced from biological waste material from plants or animals. It can be used as a renewable and sustainable source of clean energy.

“McGill’s Macdonald Campus in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue received a federal investment of $7 million to fund biomass research”

 

“Our government is proud to support innovation that will help position Canada’s agricultural sector as a leader in the production of bioenergy and other bioproducts,” MacAulay stated. “This investment in biomass research will help farmers manage agricultural waste, reduce energy costs and environmental impacts, while creating new market opportunities for Canadian bioenergy.”

“The agricultural sector has a key role to play in the full development of Canada’s bioeconomy and the associated decrease in the carbon footprint of the energy and materials that we consume and export,” said Dr. Donald L. Smith, CEO of BioFuelNet Canada.