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Title:
WANAGEKONG-BIIWEGA'IGANAN CLEAN ENERGY CORP BIOMASS TO RENEWABLE TRANSPORTATION FUELS FIRST NATIONS RENEWABLE HYDROCARBON FUELS PRODUCTION FROM WASTE BIOMASS
Agreement Number:
CFF-I-0025
Agreement Value:
$2,250,000.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 22, 2024 - May 30, 2025
Description:
The Proponent will conduct a Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study to assess the development of a plant that would produce 20 ML/year of renewable diesel, naphtha or sustainable aviation fuel using 200 BDT (bone dry tonnes/day) of wood wastes from Fort Frances, Ontario.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:

This Project will help increase production capacity of clean fuels in Canada.

Location:
FORT FRANCES, Ontario, CA P9A3M3
Reference Number:
115-2024-2025-Q3-16097
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Additional Information:

Recipient reallocates or otherwise redistributes grant or contribution awards to third-party beneficiaries. Two or more departments or agencies are involved in the funding of and/or the awarding of a particular grant or contribution award.

Recipient's Legal Name:
WANAGEKONG-BIIWEGA'IGANAN CLEAN ENERGY CORPORATION
Program:
Clean Fuels Program
Program Purpose:

Programming using contributions to support Clean Fuels, Transportation and Industry will help deliver on the policy objective enabling energy transition, as a key component of achieving Canada’s climate change objectives, and path to net-zero. Specifically, programming fosters greater energy efficient and electrification of transportation, as well as growing the production, and end-use of clean fuels in two essential sectors of the economy – transportation and industry.This programming also supports implementation of key policy objectives, including implementing the Clean Fuels Regulations, complementing enhanced carbon pricing, more stringent vehicle and industry emission standards, all laying the foundation to be net-zero by 2050.