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28 mar 2022 · One of the signature commitments in Sustainable Growth is the development of a Forest Biomass Action Plan. This plan includes working with the private sector to encourage innovation to develop new uses for forest biomass that would support more sustainable harvesting in Ontario.
26 maj 2023 · Learn about funding for initiatives that secure and increase long-term wood utilization in Ontario, with a focus on underutilized species and forest biomass. Apply to the Indigenous bioeconomy partnerships or Exploring biomass pathways streams.
1 mar 2024 · In Spring 2024, the Forest Biomass Program will be open to applications for businesses, municipalities, Indigenous communities and not-for-profit organizations in Ontario that have a project to expand the use of forest biomass and enhance the forest biomass supply chain.
28 mar 2022 · “Our government’s Forest Biomass Action Plan will secure forestry jobs across the north and ensure our province has the materials we need to Build Ontario.” The release of the action plan coincides with Calstock Generating Station in Hearst securing a new contract for biomass-fired electricity.
30 sty 2024 · The Government of Ontario is investing more than $9.4 million in 14 research, innovation and modernization initiatives to develop the untapped economic potential and environmental benefits of new and emerging uses of underutilized wood and mill by-products, collectively known as forest biomass.
13 paź 2020 · Ontario is helping more communities and businesses benefit from combined heat and power (CHP) technologies that use natural gas or wood biomass as fuel, by exempting these low impact CHP systems from requiring an environmental approval.
6 maj 2021 · We have decided to proceed with a revised Forest Biomass Action Plan, which aims to support economic development in Ontario by enhancing the use of underutilized forest resources (mill by-products and underutilized forest biofibre).
