The Government of Québec plans to inject $27 million in Québec’s first full-scale commercial cellulosic ethanol plant, a facility will be built and operated by a joint venture (JV) partnership formed by Enerkem and GreenField Ethanol.
The $27 million contribution includes $18 million in financial assistance from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife and a $9 million loan from Investissement Québec.
The plant will be located in Varennes, Québec and will use Enerkem’s proprietary technology to convert non-recyclable municipal solid waste into biofuels.
Varennes facility will be Enerkem’s third full-scale commercial project. A full-scale waste-to-biofuels facility is under construction in Edmonton, Alberta, and another one is under development in Mississippi.
