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Convertus breaks ground on East Gwillimbury biofuel plant

22 October 2024

Convertus Bio Mass Facility Rendering

Convertus, an organic waste processor will build the province’s first large-scale biofuel facility with liquid carbon capture technology. The new facility will go up on a 12-acre site next to York Region’s Materials Recovery and Transfer Facility. It’s expected to save 15,000 tonnes of transportation related CO2 emissions which could’ve come from trucking the waste long distances.

Full article: canadianbiomassmagazine.ca

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