Grants and Contributions:

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Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$6,750,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 27, 2012 -

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Location:

EDMONTON ALBERTA, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2012-Q4-04786

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Amendment: Value / Award previously disclosed for the 4th Quarter of 2011-2012. Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

MILLAR WESTERN FOREST PRODUCTS LTD.

Program Purpose:

The objective of the project is to employ innovative anaerobic hybrid digester (AHD) technology to improve effluent treatment and generate bioenergy as an alternative to fossil fuels. Specifically, the AHD technology will produce a methane-rich biogas from the pulp mill effluent to fire reciprocating engines in a power station to co-generate electricity and heat, replacing fossil-fuel-derived electricity and natural gas in mill processes. Excess biogas will directly replace natural gas in mill processes, and hydrogen sulphide scrubbed from the biogas stream will be converted to sulfuric acid for mill use.